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"Close-Up" DVD
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"Close-Up"
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Pros  •  Engaging look at relationship between cinema and society
•  Offers insight into the human condition
•  Provides intriguing glimpses of life in Iran
Cons  •  Movie sometimes not easily followed at first viewing
•  Audio substandard near end due to malfunctioning mike
•  DVD contains few special features
The Bottom Line - "Close-Up" is a semi-documentary movie that tells the curious tale of an unemployed man who poses as a filmmaker he admires. But what makes "Close-Up" worth watching are the insights into the contemporary human condition offered by Kiarostami's ruminations on the relationship between cinema and society.

 
Product Description
•  DVD containing Iranian film "Close-Up" (1990)
•  Movie was written, directed, and edited by Abbas Kiarostami
•  DVD contains Kiarostami filmography and 10-minute interview
 
 
Reviewed by Ivana Redwine
"Close-Up" DVD
"Close-Up" is a 1990 Farsi-language film that was written, directed, and edited by Abbas Kiarostami, who has since become well-known among cinephiles all over the world. Based on a true story and shot in a semi-documentary style, the movie chronicles the tale of an unemployed man who persuades a well-to-do family that he is a filmmaker and begins preparations for making a film in their home, borrowing money from them along the way. The family becomes suspicious and calls the police, resulting in a trial, and "Close-Up" shows what comes out of all this. I really admire Kiarostami's humanistic approach to the people in his film, and I like the elegant way he turns this seemingly simple story into a richly textured meditation on the relationship between cinema and society.
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