Abbas Kiarostami ( ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016 ) was an Iranian film director , screenwriter , poet , photographer , and film producer . An active film-maker from 1970 , Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films , including shorts and documentaries . Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the '' Koker '' trilogy ( 1987 – 1994 ) , '' Close-Up '' ( 1990 ) , '' The Wind Will Carry Us '' ( 1999 ) , and '' Taste of Cherry '' ( 1997 ) , which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year . In later works , '' Certified Copy '' ( 2010 ) and '' Like Someone in Love '' ( 2012 ) , he filmed for the first time outside Iran : in Italy and Japan , respectively . His films '' Where Is the Friend ’s Home ? '' , '' Close-Up '' , and '' The Wind Will Carry Us '' were ranked among the 100 best foreign films in a 2018 critics ’ poll by BBC Culture . '' Close-Up '' was also ranked one of the 50 greatest movies of all time in the famous decennial '' Sight & Sound '' poll conducted in 2012
Cannes Film Festival that year
1997 Cannes Film Festival
Abbas Kiarostami