ABBAS KIAROSTAMI



Filmmaking is a form of visual poetry.

About Abbas Kiarostami



"Here he is, one of the greatest of us all, the originator and master of the minimalist epic, the visionary who has raised the cinema of humanity to an unprecedented level of purity, the reluctant teacher who modestly confronts you with truths so profound that they will blind you with their luminous clairvoyance, the outrageous provocateur with an exhilarating capacity to make statements about his ideas and methods at which you will be so shocked that you will likely howl out loud, albeit joyfully."
Mike Leigh

Abbas Kiarostami was a pioneering Iranian filmmaker, photographer, and poet, recognized for his profound influence on contemporary Iranian cinema. Born on June 22, 1940, in Tehran, Kiarostami gained international acclaim in the 1990s with Close-Up, 1990 known for his minimalist style and exploration of existential themes and human relationships.
He revolutionized storytelling with unconventional narrative structures, long takes, and naturalistic performances, often blending fiction and reality. His films, rich in universal themes like love and loss, used subtle gestures to evoke deep emotional responses.
Kiarostami's work extended to photography and poetry, integrating his visual and literary passions into his films. culture. His innovative approach and commitment to the human condition have left a lasting impact on global cinema, inspiring filmmakers worldwide. He passed away on July 4, 2016, but his legacy endures through his influential body of work.

Photo of Ebrahim


A journey through the items


This section summarizes the ten items that were taken into consideration. They were selected according to relevance and heterogeneity criteria to present a range of entities related to the figure. They form a complex relationship network with the filmmaker at its center.

taste of cherry
Taste of Cherry
The poster of the movie Taste of Cherry, 1997. With Ershadi’s face set on the silhouette of the tree, it depicts the movie’s theme and Kiarostami’s viewpoint of life beautifully.
Certified Copy
Certified Copy
A movie directed by Kiarostami set in Tuscany. It follows the story of a British author, James Miller, and a French antique dealer, Elle, as they spend a day together in Lucignano.
Photo
The Signature
Abbas Kiarostami’s signature in JPEG format.
Photo
Untitled, 2000
An untitled photograph from Kiarostami’s Trees Collection, showcasing his most renowned symbol throughout his works.
Where is Kiarostami
Where is Kiarostami
An event held by Cineteca on the peculiarities of Kiarostami as a filmmaker and photographer, discussing the recurring themes in his work.
book
Lessons with Kiarostami
A book in the first-person point of view on a series of workshops worldwide led by Kiarostami.
Movie
76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami
A documentary about the legendary filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. A photographer and long-time friend of Kiarostami, Seyfolah Samadian has put together some footage of his moments with Kiarostami, his travel photography, filmmaking, etc.
exhibition
Image Maker
The Most Comprehensive Exhibition of Kiarostami's Work Organized by the Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in the US.
book
A Wolf Lying in Wait
A compilation of the original and the translation of Kiarostami’s poetry in Haiku, focusing on nature, seasons, or moments of beauty, capturing a brief moment in time.
Photo
Kiarostami Directs
A 1996 Portrait of Kiarostami on the set of the movie Taste of Cherry

Knowledge Organization

After selecting the area of study and the 10 representative items, sourced from various institutions like libraries, archives, and museums, the initial phase of their analysis involves the Knowledge Organization Process. In this stage, the gathered data are systematically described and modeled, capturing different degrees of abstraction.

Conceptual Map

The Conceptual Map offers an initial overview of the descriptive process, illustrating all the data derived from the various items in natural language. It clearly outlines the relationships between these items and the central concept.


Conceptual Map



E/R Model


The Conceptual Map is converted into an E/R Model, a visual depiction that enables a more abstract description of the data. In this model, people, places, dates, and subjects are represented as Entities, while their interconnections are depicted as Relationships.


E/R Model




Metadata Analysis

The next phase involves revisiting the institutions and item providers to conduct a detailed analysis of the metadata they use for description. This entails identifying the standards and guidelines they adhere to. For those without a clear declaration, we used either the most commonly adopted standard for that type of institution or a more general metadata standard deemed appropriate for the specific provider.

Items Item Types Providers Metadata Standards
Taste of Cherry Image ZEITGEIST FILMS Schema.org
Certified Copy Movie IMDB Schema.org
Signature Digital Object WIKIMEDIA WIKIDATA
Untitled,2000 Image FINEARTE CDWA
Where Is Kiarostami Event CINETECA di BOLOGNA CIDOC CRM
Lessons with Kiarostami Text WORLDCAT ISBD
Kiarostami: Image Maker Exhibition MOMA CIDOC/CRM
Kiarostami Directs Image GETTY IMAGE CDWA
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami Movie IMDB Schema.org
A Wolf Lying in Wait Text Archive.org MARC 21

Metadata Alignment

After establishing the various standards, the next step involves comparing and aligning the metadata elements and properties significant for describing the domain based on the standards' vocabularies and rules. Any aspects that lack correspondence are marked as "N/A".



Property Schema.org CDWA DC CIDOC/CRM WIKIDATA MARC21 FRBROO ISBD
Creator schema: creator Creator Display dcterms: creator crm: P24 has creator wdt: P50 author 100 frbroo: R17 1.4 Statement of Responsibility
Contributor schema: contributor 4.1.1. CREATOR EXTENT dcterms: contributor crm: P69 has association with wdt: P767 contributor to the creative work or subject 700 frbroo: R17 1.4 Statement of Responsibility
Curator N/A 24.4. EXHIBITION CURATOR dcterms: contributor crm: P147 was curated by/ crm: P109 has current or former curator N/A 700 $e frbroo: R17 1.4 Statement of Responsibility
Publisher schema: publisher 27.2.2.6. SOURCE PUBLISHER dcterms: publisher crm: P14 carried out by wdt: P123 Publisher 260 frbroo: R19 4.2 Name of publisher
Actor/Player schema: actor N/A dcterms: contributor crm: E39 Actor wdt: P161 Cast member 700 $e N/A 1.4 Statement of Responsibility
Translator schema: translator 27.2.2.4. SOURCE EDITOR/COMPILER N/A N/A wdt: P665 translator 700 $e frbroo: R31 1.4 Statement of Responsibility
Director schema: director 4.1.4. Creator Role N/A N/A wdt: P57 director N/A N/A 1.4 Statement of Responsibility
Property Schema.org CDWA DC CIDOC/CRM WIKIDATA MARC21 FRBROO ISBD
Type schema: type Work Type dcterms: type crm: P2 has type wdt: P1163 media type 336 frbroo:CLP2 0 Content form
Identifier schema: identifier *21.2.3. Repository Number dcterm: identifier crm: P1 identifies wdt: P356 DOI 020 frbroo: F13 1 Title proper
Genre schema:genre N/A dcterms: type N/A wdt: P136 genre 655 Index Term-Genre/Form N/A N/A
Subject schema: subjectOf 31.2. Subject Name dcterms: subject crm: P129 is subject of wdt: P921 main subject P180 depicts 76xx frbroo: R59 N/A
Language schema: inLanguage Language dcterms: language crm: P72 has language wdt: P407 language of 377 frbroo: R60 2.1 Edition statement
Translation schema: translationOfWork N/A N/A crm:p73 has translation wdt: P73 translation 767 Translation Entry frbroo: R31 2.1 Edition statement
Dimension/Size schema: size 6.1. DIMENSIONS DESCRIPTION dcterm: sizeOrDuration crm: E54 Dimension N/A 300 $c frbroo: CLP43 5 physical desctiption
Includes/in included in schema: isPartOf N/A dcterm: isPartOf crm:P148 has component / crm:P152 has parent wdt: P179 Part of series / P1433 published in 762 Subseries Entry/ 772 Supplement Parent Entry frbroo:R15i N/A
Price N/A 23.3. COST OR VALUE N/A crm: P179 had sales price N/A 020 $c frbroo: E97 8.3 terms of availability
Copyright schema: copyrightNotice *22.1. Copyrights Satement dcterms: Rights N/A wdt: P275 copyright license 264 $c frbroo: CLP104 4 publication area
Format schema: fileFormat N/A dc: format crm: P2 has type wdt: P437 distribution format 338 Carrier Type N/A 3 Material of type of resource / 5 physical desctiption
Property Schema.org CDWA DC CIDOC/CRM WIKIDATA MARC21 FRBROO ISBD
Place of publication schema: contentLocation 27.2.2.5. Source Publication Place dcterms: coverage crm: E53 Place wdt: P1071 location of creation 264 $a frbroo: R6 4.1 place of publication, production
Location schema: location/ schema: ContryOfOrigin 29.2. Place Name dcterms: spatial crm: P7 took place at wdt: P291 place of publication 752 frbroo: R25i N/A
Property Schema.org CDWA DC CIDOC/CRM WIKIDATA MARC21 FRBROO ISBD
Date of production/ publication schema: datePublished 27.2.2.7. Source Publication Year dcterms: available crm: E12 Production wdt: P577 publication date P1191 date of first performance 264$c frbroo: R23 4.3 Date of Publication
Date of creation schema: dateCreated 4.2. Creation Date dcterms: created crm: E12 Production wdt: P2754 production date 500 frbroo: R12 N/A
Duration schema: duration N/A dcterm: SizeOrDuration crm:P4 has time-span wdt: P2047 Duration 306 Playing Time N/A N/A

Theoretical Model

Delving deeper into data interpretation occurs through the Theoretical Framework. Here, beginning with items, subjects, and relationships within the study domain, we searched the web to gather additional pertinent information. This aims to address the following inquiries:

  • Who: Enhancing insights into individuals and their roles and positions related to the study subject.
  • What: Describing objects, including their purposes, significance, or distinctive features.
  • Where: Characterizing places and significant locations.
  • When: Adding specifics about noteworthy dates or related events.

Theoretical Model

Enhanced E/R Model

The Theoretical Model, initially developed in natural language, is subsequently transformed into an Enhanced Entity/Relationship (E/R) Model. This refined version builds upon the previous E/R Model, incorporating the enhancements made during later stages of development.

Enhanced E/R Model

Conceptual Model

A heightened level of abstraction is achieved in this phase, as we transition from the theoretical model to the formal representation offered by the Conceptual Model. Here, an ontological methodology guides us, where subjects and relationships outlined in the theoretical model are restructured using appropriate classes and properties derived from existing schemas, vocabularies, and ontologies.

These are the ontologies that we used:

  • crm: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/
  • dbo: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/
  • dcterms: http://purl.org/dc/terms/
  • frbroo: http://iflastandards.info/ns/fr/frbroo/
  • owl: http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
  • rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
  • schema: https://schema.org/
  • time: http://www.w3.org/2006/time#

Conceptual Model

Knowledge Representation

Items Description


At this stage, each item is described according to the properties already adopted in the Conceptual Model, realizing one table for each item where the three columns correspond to the triple's elements -subject, predicate, object- and each row represents a statement.

Subject Predicate Object
The Poster of the taste of cherry rdf: type Image
The Poster of the taste of cherry dcterms: creator Kevin Gaor
The Poster of the taste of cherry schema: datePublished 1998
The Poster of the taste of cherry crm: P72_has_language English
The Poster of the taste of cherry dcterms: spatial USA
The Poster of the taste of cherry crm: P65_shows_visual_item Taste of Cherry Movie
The Poster of the taste of cherry dcterms:alternative Le goût de la cerise
The Poster of the taste of cherry crm: P90_has_value 195
Subject Predicate Object
Certified Copy rdf: type Movie
Certified Copy schema: director Abbas Kiarostami
Certified Copy dcterms: created 2010
Certified Copy crm: p108_was_produced_by MK2
Certified Copy schema: ContryOfOrigin Italy, France, Belgium
Certified Copy crm: P72_has_language English, French, Italian
Certified Copy schema: actor Juliette Binoche, William Shimell
Certified Copy schema: genre Drama, Romance
Subject Predicate Object
Abbas Kiarostami's Signature rdf: type Image
Abbas Kiarostami's Signature dcterms: created Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami's Signature dcterms: language Persian
Abbas Kiarostami's Signature dcterms: format jpg, svg
Abbas Kiarostami's Signature crm: P43_has_dimension 525px*220px
Abbas Kiarostami's Signature schema: datePublished 2016
Subject Predicate Object
Untitled, 2000 rdf: type Image
Untitled, 2000 crm: P179_had_sales price 2322
Untitled, 2000 dcterms: created 1996
Untitled, 2000 schema: location Iran
Untitled, 2000 dcterms: subject Abbas Kiarostami
Subject Predicate Object
Where is Kiarostami rdf: type Event
Where is Kiarostami schema: isSubjectOf Abbas Kiarostami
Where is Kiarostami dcterms: date 2021
Where is Kiarostami crm: P11_had_participant Sylvie Pras, Massoumeh Lahidji
Where is Kiarostami dcterms: isPartOf Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival
Where is Kiarostami dcterms: spatial Bologna
Where is Kiarostami frbroo: R17 Cinteca Bologna
Where is Kiarostami crm: P72_has_language French, Italian, English
Subject Predicate Object
Lessons With Kiarostami rdf: type Text
Lessons With Kiarostami dcterms: creator Abbas Kiarostami, Paul Cronin
Lessons With Kiarostami dcterms: contributor Mike Leigh
Lessons With Kiarostami dcterms: publisher Sticking Place Books
Lessons With Kiarostami schema: datePublished 2015
Lessons With Kiarostami frbroo: R6_has_place_of_publication New York
Lessons With Kiarostami schema: genre Interviews
Lessons With Kiarostami crm: P73: has_translation Persian
Subject Predicate Object
Image Maker crm: P148_has_component Film, photography, and installations
Image Maker crm:P4_has_time-span from March 1–May 28 and February 11–April 29, 2007
Image Maker crm: P147_was_curated_by Jytte Jensen, Klaus Biesenbach and Iranian Art Foundation
Image Maker crm:P7_took_place_at MoMA and PS1
Image Maker dcterms: subject Kiarostami's career
Image Maker schema: location New York
Image Maker crm: P69_has_association_with Tehran University's Faculty of Fine Arts
Subject Predicate Object
Kiarostami Directs-Portrait rdf: type Image
Kiarostami Directs-Portrait dcterms: creator Kaveh Kazemi
Kiarostami Directs-Portrait dcterms: subject Abbass Kiarostami
Kiarostami Directs-Portrait dcterms: created 1/10/1996
Kiarostami Directs-Portrait schema: location Tehran,Iran
Kiarostami Directs-Portrait dcterms: rightsHolder Gettyimages
Kiarostami Directs-Portrait crm: P179_had_sales_price 475
Subject Predicate Object
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami rdf: type Moving Image
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami schema: director Seifollah Samadian
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami dcterms: created 2016
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami crm: P108_was_produced_by Tassvir Film Center
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami schema: ContryOfOrigin Iran
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami crm: P72_has_language Persian
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami dcterms: subject Life of Abbas Kiarostami
76 minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami schema: genre Documentary
Subject Predicate Object
A Wolf Lying In Wait rdf:type Text
A Wolf Lying In Wait schema: datePublished 1999
A Wolf Lying In Wait crm: P72_has_language English, Persian
A Wolf Lying In Wait dcterms: publisher Ali Asghar Elmi
A Wolf Lying In Wait frbroo:R6_has_place_of_publication Tehran
A Wolf Lying In Wait dcterms: publisher Sokhan Publication

RDF Production

Three notable items sourced from various institutions were chosen as focal points for the RDF Production process. Initially, URIs were generated to describe key entities within these selected items. Subsequently, prefixes for the relevant ontologies were defined, and triples were constructed using Turtle serialization. These triples emphasize relationships among the items and their entities, aiming to link with other relevant resources and authorities wherever feasible.

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/item/poster-taste-of-cherry
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/item/where-is-kiarostami
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/item/certified-copy

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/place/bologna
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/place/iran
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/place/usa
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/place/italy
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/place/france
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/place/belgium

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/language/english
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/language/persian
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/language/french
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/language/italian

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/date/21july2021
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/date/4july2016
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/date/2010
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/date/2021
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/date/1998
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/date/1997

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/organization/cineteca-di-bologna
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/organization/cinema-modernissimo
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/organization/tehran-university
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/organization/School-of-visual-Art-N.Y.

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/event/where-is-kiarostami
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/event/1997-cannes-festival

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/object/modernissimo-chair-Kiarostami

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/movie/taste-of-cherry
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/movie/shirin

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/award/palme-dor-1997

https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/person/abbas-kiarostami
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/person/juliette-binoche
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/person/kevin-gaor
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/person/massoumeh-lahidji
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/person/william-shimell
https://w3id.org/AbbasKiarostami-LOD/person/sylvie-pras



The turtle/rdf representation is produced using python. you can see the python code here. 


                    


                    
This is also the link to the raw code of Turtle file.


                    


                    
RDF Visualization

                    
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Text Processing

                    
The book "A Wolf Lying in Wait: Selected Poems by Abbas Kiarostami" was chosen for text processing operations, and, a TEI/XML file for several pages of the book was prepared. Using Python and based
                        on an XSL stylesheet file, an HTML representation                        of this file was then generated. In the final task, a Python script was used to produce a Turtle/RDF output of the XML file. Since the selected text was a poem, additional triples were created from the TEIheader element of the TEI/XML file. The triples included the number of poems, language, genre,
                        and lines from the text to produce the RDF.
                    

                

            

        

    

    

    

        

            

                

                    
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