 Kiarostami 's complex sound @-@ images and philosophical approach have caused frequent comparisons with mystical filmmakers such as Andrei Tarkovsky and Robert Bresson . Irrespective of substantial cultural differences , much of western writing about Kiarostami positions him as the Iranian equivalent of such directors , by virtue of universal austere , spiritual poetics and moral commitment . Some draw parallels between certain imagery in Kiarostami 's films with that of Sufi concepts . 
