Abbas Kiarostami's new movie is a stylish and mysterious study of relationships, with powerful central performances
A certain obliquity is necessary for anyone working within a repressive regime like the Iran of the ayatollahs, and the circumspection of movie-makers there has contributed to the creation of a subtle, allusive, allegorical cinema. The 70-year-old Abbas Kiarostami, who initially studied painting and design at Tehran University before entering the film business, eventually attracted an international following after making an impact on the festival circuit with the so-called Koker trilogy made between 1987 and 1994, about life in a remote Iranian village and the impact of an earthquake that occurred there in 1990.
He is perhaps the most distinctive of a remarkable generation of Iranian film-makers. The influences on his work range from the Italian neorealists to Pirandello, and he has developed a highly individual style that involves long takes, working with non-professional casts, and...
A certain obliquity is necessary for anyone working within a repressive regime like the Iran of the ayatollahs, and the circumspection of movie-makers there has contributed to the creation of a subtle, allusive, allegorical cinema. The 70-year-old Abbas Kiarostami, who initially studied painting and design at Tehran University before entering the film business, eventually attracted an international following after making an impact on the festival circuit with the so-called Koker trilogy made between 1987 and 1994, about life in a remote Iranian village and the impact of an earthquake that occurred there in 1990.
He is perhaps the most distinctive of a remarkable generation of Iranian film-makers. The influences on his work range from the Italian neorealists to Pirandello, and he has developed a highly individual style that involves long takes, working with non-professional casts, and...
- 9/6/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
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