sentences:  Though Abbas Kiarostami has been compared to Satyajit Ray, Vittorio de Sica, Eric Rohmer, and Jacques Tati, his films exhibit a singular style, often employing techniques of his own invention (the so-called "Kiarostamian style").During the filming of "The Bread and Alley", his first film, Kiarostami disagreed with his experienced cinematographer about how to film the boy and the attacking dog.The cinematographer wanted separate shots of the boy approaching, a close up of his hand as he enters the house and closes the door, followed by a shot of the dog.