I like the overall mystique and ideas of the film..and how quiet it was. Iran has become such a dire land that people, regardless of their background, are driven by delusion and dreams and led to pointlessness. I also really liked how this film had such a big focus on how beautiful Iran's landscapes are. there were some truly gorgeous shots here that were clearly inspired by Kiarostami. But i'm not sure if this sustained a feature-length film, it became…
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The Gospel According to Matthew 1964
Incredible..the images in this film are just so rich. it felt like an observational documentary at points in the way his camera frames the faces and events of the story
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Night of the Hunchback 1965
it's astonishing that this was made in 1965 in Iran considering this was essentially the beginning of Iran's new wave along with Farrokhzad's The House Is Black, and THIS was the beginning...sad to see where Iranian cinema has ended up now. this film is still incredibly singular and really made me think just how rich the filmmaking intuition of the leading filmmakers in the 60s were. there are traces of Felini's cinema, but I was also thinking that this is…
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