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Abbas Kiarostami - what members say

The Wind Will Carry Us review by SonikBoy from Newcastle upon Tyne

Treason 15 April 2009
...What hacked me off as an Iranian person is that Mr Abbas Kiarostami (director) has a knack for finding some remote, under privileged, old villages and he does what he does best... Read customer review

Taste Of Cherry review by TristanWhite from London, UK

I've now seen the bonus disk as well 30 September 2005
... too late to reshoot the ending because of poor weather and actor availability. Abbas Kiarostami should really have ended the film at the point where the action 'ends' (you'll ... Read customer review

Close-Up review by Savage from London, England

For all fans of cinema 6 September 2007
...o shoot his next film in their house. When the odd little fraud was exposed, Abbas Kiarostami was so intrigued, he descended on those involved and asked to record the trial,... Read customer review

Abbas Kiarostami - filmography

The Certified Copy - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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From acclaimed director Abbis Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us) comes the story of a couple's apparent chance meeting in beautiful Tusccany. He (William Shimell) is a British author in town to talk about his new book. She (Juliette Binoche) is a French gallery owner in search of ..read more »

52% from 525 members

The Certified Copy on DVD (2010)
Starring: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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From acclaimed director Abbis Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us) comes the story of a couple's apparent chance meeting in beautiful Tusccany. He (William Shimell) is a British author in town to talk about his new book. She (Juliette Binoche) is a French gallery owner in search of ..read more »

51% from 2,234 members

Shirin on DVD (2009)
Starring: Golshifteh Farahani, Mahnaz Afshar, Taraneh Alidoosti
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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Widely regarded as one of the most important, ambitious and rewarding filmmakers at work today, Kiarostami continues to explore the potential of cinema, stimulating and challenging the viewer's imagination to an extraordinary degree. His new film Shirin, a retelling of a classic Persian love story,..read more »

52% from 252 members

Tickets on DVD (2005)
Starring: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Blerta Cahani, Martin Compston
Director: Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach
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Three stories of human interaction aboard a single train trip from Eastern Europe to Rome.

58% from 2,342 members

Five on DVD (2004)
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (A TASTE OF CHERRY, THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES) goes for a meditative change of pace with FIVE - DEDICATED TO OZU, a gorgeous work set on the shores of Galicia in Spain. The 74-minute film consists of five pieces, all focusing on the ocean, with no ..read more »

53% from 112 members

Ten on DVD (2002)
Starring: Abbas Kiarostami, Mania Akbari, Roya Arabshani
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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Filmed entirely inside a car, a woman drives through the streets of Tehran, picking up and dropping off passengers--her son, a friend, her sister, a prostitute--as she runs errands and goes about her busy days. The title TEN represents the number of distinct conversations that the woman has with ..read more »

61% from 2,019 members

The Wind Will Carry Us on DVD (1999)
Starring: Noghre Asadi, Bahman Ghobadi
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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A few people arrive from Tehran for a short stay at Siah Dareh, a village in Iranian Kurdistan. The locals do not know why they are there. The strangers wander around the former cemetery and let the villagers think that they are looking for treasure. They end up leaving without really giving the ..read more »

65% from 412 members

Taste Of Cherry on DVD (1997)
Starring: Homayon Ershadi, Adolhossein Bagheri
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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A man who is tired of life wants to commit suicide. He sets off to find someone to bury him after he is dead. Farsi dialogue. Includes 10 on Ten a cinema materclass that offers 10 fascinating lessons on filmmaking by one of the world's most influencial directors.

65% from 1,428 member

Through the Olive Trees (1994)
Starring: Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Kheradmand, Zarifeh Shiva
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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This Iranian movie about making movies wavers between a documentary and a fictional drama. It is the third in director Abbas Kiarostami's cycle of films that include Where Is My Friend's Home? and And Life Goes On. Like the others, this film is also set in northern Iran. An actor playing the ..read more »

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Close-Up on DVD (1990)
Starring: Moshen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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The true story of an unemployed movie lover who passes himself off as a celebrated film director.

59% from 1,308 member

Where is the Friend's Home? (1987)
Starring: Babek Ahmed Poor, Ahmed Ahmed Poor, Kheda Barech Defai
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
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The film that established director Abbas Kiarostami's reputation outside his native Iran, Where Is the Friend's Home? tells a simple story in such a spare fashion, many critics found its impact to be almost subliminal. As the film opens Ahmed (Ahmed Ahmed Poor), a grade schooler, watches as his ..read more »

73% from 10 members
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Abbas Kiarostami facts

5 most recent films

The Certified Copy - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
The Certified Copy - 2.5 stars
Shirin - 2.5 stars
Tickets - 3.0 stars
Five - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Taste Of Cherry - 3.5 stars
The Wind Will Carry Us - 3.0 stars
Ten - 3.0 stars
Close-Up - 3.0 stars
Tickets - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Through the Olive Trees - 3 stars
Where is the Friend's Home? - 3.5 stars
The Certified Copy - 2.5 stars
The Certified Copy - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Shirin - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Juliette Binoche - 3 times - show films
Adolhossein Bagheri - 3 times - show films
Homayon Ershadi - 3 times - show films
Mania Akbari - 2 times - show films
Jean-Claude Carrière - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ken Loach - 1 times - show films

19 May 2010
Binoche's tears for jailed Panahi
27 May 2009
Sleep furiously
27 May 2009
Sleep Furiously
01 Sep 2010
Defending Binoche
08 Jan 2008
Dan In Real Life