Best Films Of 2022
Persolaise My top 10 films of 2022, as presented on DariushAlavi.com
Best Films Of 2021
Top 10 best films of 2021, presented on DariushAlavi.com
The Fullness Of Paradise – A Modern Fable For Amouage
The Fullness Of Paradise, a modern fable written for Oman-based perfume brand Amouage, by Dariush Alavi, 2021
Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi In Sight & Sound Magazine
Dariush Alavi writes on Three Colours White (Krzysztof Kieslowki) in Sight & Sound film magazine (movie, cinema, Persolaise, 2019, Trois Couleurs Blanc)
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols; 1967)
Regular readers will know that in recent weeks, I’ve started writing about the relatively unexplored space where the worlds of scent and cinema meet. Well, I am thrilled to announce…
Cinema Scent: Under The Shadow (dir. Babak Anvari; 2016)
Watching Babak Anvari’s superb Under The Shadow reminded me that, more often than not, the way film-makers choose to depict smell is by showing their characters’ reactions to it. Eyes…
Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme
I hope you won’t mind my stepping away from the world of perfume for a moment to bring you some news about another creative field that is dear to my…
Non-Perfume Post: The Pumpkin Seed – A Children’s Book By Dariush Alavi
cover illustration: Joy Richardson Many of you will be aware that I hardly ever post anything on this blog which isn’t related to perfume in some way, so I hope…