Pros: Some interesting elements. Cons: Mostly lazy and boring.
I saw Abbas Kiarostamis 1997 A Taste of Cherry because it received enormous critical acclaim and seemed to be a movie which I simply owed it to myself to experience. Disappointingly, it left me confused at first, and then mildly annoyed, as ...
Pros: Profound theme handled with great subtlety, beautiful cinematography at times, superlative direction Cons: Relatively devoid of action or narrative (possibly troublesome for viewers unaccustomed to art films)
I had left to kill myself and came back with mulberries! . . . .Abdolhossein Bagheri in Taste of Cherry This film has stimulated an unusual amount of controversy right from its inception. To begin with, Iranian director Abbas ...
There are three or four faces in the history of cinema that I will forever remember. Knowing Renee Maria Falconetti’s face from Carl T. Dreyer’s the Passion of Joan of Arc is to know the face of silent film; perhaps just as memorable are Jean-Pierre...
Abbas Kiarostami's TASTE OF CHERRY is a very engaging film, which I won't forget any time soon, if at all. The plot finds a man named Mr. Badii, who wants someone to help him committ suicide. At first, he asks a young Kurd soldier to assist in his...
Emerging out of an Iranian cinema renaissance, TASTE OF CHERRY is seen by many as its crowning achievement. The story of somber yet intense Mr. Badii ...More at Meijer
Winner of the Palme d Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami s Taste of Cherry is a lyrical, emotionally complex meditat...More at Buy.com
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