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Abbas Kiarostami

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Abbas Kiarostami - what members say


  • The Wind Will Carry Us
  • The Wind Will Carry Us review by SonikBoy from Newcastle upon Tyne
    Rated - 0 stars 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...  
  • Taste Of Cherry
  • Taste Of Cherry review by TristanWhite from London, UK
    Rated - 4 stars 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 ...  
  • Close-Up
  • Close-Up review by Savage from London, England
    Rated - 4 stars 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,...  

Abbas Kiarostami - filmography


  • Five on DVD (2004)
    Director: Abbas Kiarostami
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 67 members
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  • Ten on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Abbas Kiarostami,  Mania Akbari,  Roya Arabshani
    Director: Abbas Kiarostami
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,691 member
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  • Taste Of Cherry on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Homayon Ershadi,  Adolhossein Bagheri
    Director: Abbas Kiarostami
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,042 member
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Abbas Kiarostami facts

5 most recent films

Shirin - 2.5 stars
Tickets - 3.0 stars
Five - 2.5 stars
Ten - 3.0 stars
The Wind Will Carry Us - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

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

5 lowest-rated films

Shirin - 2.5 stars
Five - 2.5 stars
Close-Up - 3.0 stars
Tickets - 3.0 stars
Ten - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Noghre Asadi - 3 times - show films
Bahman Ghobadi - 3 times - show films
Mania Akbari - 2 times - show films
Katayoun Taleidzadeh - 2 times - show films
Roya Arabshani - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ken Loach - 1 times - show films