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Oct 15, 2021 · Review: Land of Dreams. 15/10/2021 - Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari throw Sheila Vand, Matt Dillon and William Moseley into a borderline surrealist satire on identity and the excesses of the United States.
Dec 2, 2022 · Land of Dreams – Venice 2021 Review. Land of Dreams, Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari’s eccentric political satire set in a dust-ridden United States where censuses collect dream data, is a profoundly American film – and a profoundly Iranian one.
- Anahit Behrooz
Feb 15, 2023 · Indicative of the growing consensus regarding the cultural political potential of humour, satire has been increasingly embraced as a popular and legitimate means by which to cover, analyse and intervene in politics in the early 21st century.
- Nicholas Holm
There is a lot going on in this political satire that looks at American culture, immigration experiences, Islam, living in a surveillance state, and maybe some performance art, all with a dreamlike quality that keeps you questioning what you’re seeing. Sheila Vand as Simin is compelling as the U.S. Census Bureau worker who collects dreams.
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- Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari
Jun 5, 2024 · The rise of political satire on late-night television has profoundly impacted how we think about politics and engage with the political process. These shows have become an essential part of the media landscape by using humor to tackle serious issues and hold politicians accountable.
Jul 25, 2018 · This articles explores the twenty-first century potential of irony and cynicism to disrupt and subvert through parody, be it in the form of political satire or ironic protest, examining how similar paradigms are expressed across different geographical contexts.
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Dec 20, 2023 · Burgers illustrates this important point, as well as how satire expresses implied criticism, through consideration of several instances of television comedy programs, literature, internet news, and political commentaries. Satire may be differently explained by several prominent theories of irony (e.g., Gricean, pretense, echoic mention), each ...
