"One must be in touch with the colors of nature to remove the dust covering one's heart."
At the beginning of the film, a journalist, Hassan Farazmand, praises Oriana Fallaci for finding stories no one else does. This kind of acclamation suits Abbas Kiarostami better as he has a great talent for creating a Shakespearean tragedy from ordinary events and people. And Close-up is the proof of his unmatchable wizardry!
Apart from being a refreshing docu-fiction, it's a heartbreaking tale…
This could be the first time I find IMDB's rating more reasonable (though still overrated). I appreciate Jordan Peele's innovative ideas and the way he tries to remain original but this time he louses it up. In fact, this is a very tense, eerie film up until the point it ridiculously begins to reveal its mysteries. At that point, the film takes a very wrong turn and goes just downhill. Cut the last 20 minutes and you have a perfect…
A fecking masterpiece!
Arka planda top tüfek sesleri yükselirken bir adada varoluş krizine giren entelektüel bir adamla ot gibi yaşayan düz bir adamın dostluğu da bir anda son bulur. Bulmakla kalmaz, dostluk bir düşmanlığa hatta savaşa dönüşür. Ada sakinlerinin de onayladığı üzere böylesine iki zıt karakterin bu kadar yakın dost olabilmesi zaten en başta tuhaf olandır.
Yine de bu dostluğun nedensizce bitmesi ve akıl almayan zararlara yol açması aslında sadece sesini duyduğumuz iç savaşın bir metaforudur. Bir ülkeyi de bir…
