An active filmmaker from 1970, kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. They believe him at first, but soon the truth is uncovered. Kiarostami picked up on the story when sabzian was in prison, and then got permission to. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. Jul 06, 2016 why you should know abbas kiarostami and his 6 most legendary films. Internationally revered iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami has created some of the most inventive and transcendent cinema of the past thirty years, and close up is his most radical, brilliant work. He then joined the center for intellectual development of children and young adults, where he. Hossein sabzian, abolfazl ahankhah, mehrdad ahankhah, monoochehr ahankhah, mahrokh ahankhah, haj ali reza ahmadi, hossain farazmand, hooshang shamaei, mohsen makhmalbaf, abbas kiarostami. Posted on august 26, 2016 under 1990s, biography, crime, drama, iran with 0 comments. Abbas kiarostami director, writer, producer abbas kiarostami was born in tehran, iran, in 1940. Abbas kiarostami internationally revered iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami has created some of the most inventive and transcendent cinema of the past 30 years, and this may be his most radical and brilliant work. This reallife, unemployed young man impersonated the famous iranian film director mohsen makhmalbaf, and even convinced a. The art of living 2003, directed by fergus daly citation needed, and abbas kiarostami.
Abbas kiarostami 1990, with alireza zarrindast cinematography natjkxx ha reblogueado esto desde iloveyou. The true story of hossain sabzian that impersonated the director mohsen makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his socalled new film. Abbas kiarostami is one of those name nonamerican directors who is looked to as a god. With its universal themes and fascinating narrative knots, close up one of kiarostami s most radical, brilliant workshas resonated with viewers around the world. Abbas kiarostami, iran, 1990 look closer filmmaker abbas kiarostami has toyed with the line between reality and fiction for so long now it has become the defining feature of his hefty body of work.
Close up 1990 close up film close up kiarostami iranian film anthology film film archive best documentaries documentary film film stills which classic movies have you seen. Abbas kiarostami nr 1990 this fictiondocumentary hybrid uses a sensational reallife eventthe arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the wellknown filmmaker mohsen makhmalbafas the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. Closeup was the first film that i watched by abbas kiarostami. He made dozens of commercials before joining the staff of kanun center for intellectual development of children and adolescents, where he set up the film department. Confronting cinema in abbas kiarostamis closeup medium. Close up nemaye nazdik, 1990 was perhaps abbas kiarostami s most criticallyacclaimed film, and yet it was apparently something of an opportunistic spurofthemoment production that was made without much prior planning. Abbas kiarostami, not rated, persian with english subtitles, janus films. With its universal themes and fascinating narrative knots, closeup has resonated with viewers around the world. Movie shots, i movie, close up 1990, iranian film, female poets, persian poetry, black panther party, the.
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Closeup, which tells the true story of a film buff who swindled an upperclass tehran family by pretending to be noted director mohsen makhmalbaf. The lowbudget nemaye nazdik close up is the second kiarostami effort i have seen and it is an excellent film. With its universal themes and fascinating narrative knots, close up has resonated with viewers around the world. Taste of cherry abbas kiarostami, 1997 the nearly incessant radio static provides a sonic point of reference for the ongoing, inane search that is or appears to be the films narrative. Internationally revered iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami has created some of the most inventive and transcendent cinema of the past thirty years, and. Closeup the wind will carry us american cinematheque. Abbas kiarostamis closeup is arguably the ultimate critique of cinema. Hossain sabzian, mohsen makhmalbaf, abolfazl ahankhah, mehdrad ahankhah.
Kerimdeki dertli bir yurek icin en iyi teselli allah. Regarded as one of the greatest films of the 90s, acclaimed director abbas kiarostami s brilliant exploration of a misguided cinephiles attempts to. Legendary iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami passed away in july of this past year, leaving behind decades of incredible filmmaking. Something else worth noting is that although closeup was made almost two decades ago, there is an odd feeling one gets while watching sabzian, for, albeit radically different in nature and demeanor, he looks very much like irans current wacko president mahmoud ahmadinejad. Internationally revered iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami has created some of the most inventive and transcendent cinema of the past thirty years, and closeup is his most radical, brilliant work. See more ideas about close up, close up 1990 and close up kiarostami. This fictiondocumentary hybrid uses a sensational reallife eventthe arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the wellknown filmmaker mohsen makhmalbafas the basis. Abbas kiarostami film buff hossain sabzian pretends to be famous iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf, and tells a family he intends to make a documentary about them. Of late, he seems to have found a new, fresh voice outside his native iran with stunners certified copy and. Abbas kiarostamis closeup released in iran in 1990 needs little introduction. With natural and affecting performances, a faultless sense of editing. Iranian documentarydrama film directed by abbas kiarostami.
Jun 19, 2017 showing as one of two screenings to celebrate the birthday of late iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami, close up remakes the true story of a film fans attempt to become a director he admires. Abbas kiarostami s close up released in iran in 1990 needs little introduction. This film not only introduced noniranian audiences to the new. To call this movie postmodern probably would be a disservice. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing. From charlie chaplin to bette davis, from orson welles to akira kurosawa, from walt disney to quentin tarantino, how many of these 200 classic films from the past 100 years. Closeup nemaye nazdik, 1990 was perhaps abbas kiarostamis most criticallyacclaimed film, and yet it was apparently something of an opportunistic spurofthemoment production that was made without much prior planning. The film tells the story of the reallife trial of a man who impersonated. In one of kiarostami s most admired fusions of documentary and fiction, we enter the multilayered story of sabzian. This short films first shot shows students descending a staircase in calm, orderly fashion, then its second details the same action as a chaotic rush. Closeup is a 1990 iranian docufiction written, directed and edited by abbas kiarostami. The koker trilogy and closeup brought kiarostami international acclaim. With hossain sabzian, mohsen makhmalbaf, abolfazl ahankhah, mehrdad ahankhah. Showing as one of two screenings to celebrate the birthday of late iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami, close up remakes the true story of a film fans attempt to become a director he admires.
Apr 23, 20 abbas kiarostamis close up an analysis in 1989, kiarostami came across an article in the weekly magazine about the strange case of a man who had impersonated, with dubious motives, another director, mohsen makhmalbaf, and who had been unmasked before he could commit his supposed fraud. Hossein sabzian, abolfazl ahankhah, mehrdad ahankhah, monoochehr ahankhah, mahrokh ahankhah, haj ali reza ahm. He then joined the center for intellectual development of children and young adults, where he started a film section, and. He was founder of the iranian new wave cinema and is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers. Jun 22, 2010 the years following closeup brought increased renown to both kiarostami, whose taste of cherry 1997 became the first iranian film to win the palme dor at cannes, and makhmalbaf, who made the acclaimed a moment of innocence and gabbeh both 1996, and who, by 2009, was a parisbased advocate of irans green movement.
The film tells the story of the reallife trial of a man who impersonated filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film. Jul 04, 2016 during this period kiarostami also made namaye nazdik 1990. Kiarostami and his cinematic style have been the subject of several books and three films, opening day of close up 1996, directed by nanni moretti, abbas kiarostami. Kiarostami, who was born in 1940, had been directing mostly documentaries, along with a couple of neorealiststyled fiction films, since the 1970s, but he only first. The secret history ends in incest and gunshots as vox book clubs may pick draws to a close. Hossein sabzian introduces himself as celebrated iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf and, under the pretense of working on a new film, enters the household. The film buff, the family, and makhmalbaf all played themselves. Why you should know abbas kiarostami and his 6 most. Directed by abbas kiarostami 1990 iran starring hossein sabzian, abolfazi ahankhah, mahrokh ahankhah internationally revered iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami has created some of the most inventive and transcendent cinema of the past thirty years, and closeup is his most radical, brilliant work. Abbas kiarostami 1940, iran 2016, france was trained as a painter at the university of tehran.
Widely considered abbas kiarostamis masterpiece, this film reconstructs the true story of a cinephiles. It features the people involved, acting as themselves. This fictiondocumentary hybrid uses a sensational reallife eventthe arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the wellknown filmmaker mohsen makhmalbafas the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. Abbas kiarostami was born in tehran, iran, in 1940.
This film not only introduced noniranian audiences to the new wave of iranian cinema, and to a whole new world of film. This fictiondocumentary hybrid uses a sensational reallife eventthe arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the wellknown filmmaker mohsen makhmalbafas the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the. This fictiondocumentary hybrid uses a sensational reallife eventthe arrest of a. He then joined the center for intellectual development of children and young adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Written and directed by kiarostami between the making of two bigger. Oct 20, 2019 ed gonzalez, slant closeup was a landmark film in iranian cinema, because it broke away from the gentle neorealism that had previously been the hallmark of iranian films, and subsequently reached a wider international audience on the festival circuit. Hossein sabzian, abolfazl ahankhah, mehrdad ahankhah, monoochehr ahankhah, mahrokh ahankhah, haj ali reza ahmadi. Nema ye nazdik close up hapishanede kendimi mutsuz hissettigimde kuran. In acclaimed iranian director abbas kiarostamis film closeup he played the unique role of presenting the story of hossain sabzian, a man who convinced a family for a short time that he was the filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf.
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