Taste of Cherry
A man wanders northern Tehran, picking up hitchhikers. He offers them a reward if they help him end his life. The only one to respond teaches him a lesson or two about life and its meaning.
A man wanders northern Tehran, picking up hitchhikers. He offers them a reward if they help him end his life. The only one to respond teaches him a lesson or two about life and its meaning.
A man arrives in a village in Iranian Kurdistan, but by the time it's time to leave the place, he will get to know the residents and their daily lives. Kiarostami presents a film in which he reflects on how best to live.
Abbas Kiarostami arrives in Uganda to document the country's efforts to take care of the thousands of AIDS orphans. With his distinctive style, Kiarostami captures the situation in a way that is both clever and human.
With five sequences shot on the beach, Abbas Kiarostami delivers a tribute to Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu. He adopts Ozu's static camera positions, combining them with his quasi-documentary style. Similar to Ozu, Kiarostami examines everyday life, exploring the subtle changes of the world.
A young student, working as a geisha, is invited to the house of an old and gentle professor, who shows her nothing but kindness. This encounter takes an unexpected turn and evolves into a surprising relationship.
Presenting ten scenes, all set in the protagonist's car, with two small cameras pointed respectively on the driver and her passengers, Iranian cinematic master Abbas Kiarostami unfolds a picture of the state of women in Iran. Ten crosses the boundaries between fiction and documentary film.
This witty and magical drama that takes place on the backdrop of Tuscan panoramas. Elle runs a small art gallery in Tuscany. She is anticipating the visit of James Miller, a British writer, promoting his latest book about the value of original and copied art works. Elle invites him to her gallery, and together they embark on a journey through Tuscany.
The 12th-century poem Khosrow and Shirin is about a love triangle between a king, queen, and sculpture. The poem is staged by Kiarostami, but is seen on screen through the reactions of 114 actresses watching the spectacle.
A director making a film in northern Iran about an area that suffered from a severe earthquake finds his actions derailed by the romantic troubles of the two leading actors. Through the Olive Trees is a masterful work not to be missed.