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Tickets [DVD]
 

Tickets [DVD]

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Tickets [DVD]
This triptych from acclaimed directors Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, and Ermanno Olmi weaves together three interrelated stories about passengers on a train to Rome, who meet each other in passing but are linked by deeper themes and issues. The stellar cast includes Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Blerta Cahani, Martin Compston, Sanije Dedja, and Carlo Delle Piane.

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Tickets/Medea [DVD]
 

Tickets/Medea [DVD]

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Tickets/Medea [DVD]
This double feature presents a pair of dramas highlighting the talents of four world-class filmmakers. TICKETS: This triptych from acclaimed directors Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, and Ermanno Olmi weaves together three interrelated stories about passengers on a train to Rome, who meet each other in passing but are linked by deeper themes and issues. The stellar cast includes Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Blerta Cahani, Martin Compston, Sanije Dedja, and Carlo Delle Piane. MEDEA: Euridipides' Greek tragedy is transposed to Denmark in this 1988 television entry from Lars von Trier. Following Jason's betrayal of the woman he once loved, Medea vows revenge upon her former lover and the children she has had with him. This tragic retelling is based on a script by silent film master and von Trier's fellow countryman Carl Theodore Dreyer (THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC).

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Close-Up [DVD]
 

Close-Up [DVD]

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Close-Up [DVD]
With his use of non-actors and his loose use of documentary rules, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's (TASTE OF CHERRY) films can often be characterized by asking whether what the viewer is seeing is reality or fiction. The film which perhaps most exemplifies this is CLOSE-UP, ostensibly a documentary about an impostor of another Iranian director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf (GABBEH; ONCE UPON A TIME, CINEMA). Kiarostami tells the story by asking questions from off-screen to those involved in the legal case, then having the participants play themselves in a re-enactment of the events which actually occurred. A masterwork, considered by many to be Kiarostami's best.

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ABC Africa
 

ABC Africa

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ABC Africa
Originally intended as a documentary about the orphans of Uganda's destructive civil war, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (TASTE OF CHERRY) expanded the scope of ABC AFRICA to include those stricken by Africa's massive AIDS epidemic and the people who work tirelessly to improve the conditions of their country. His impressionistic travelogue captures the destruction of war and the ravages of disease, but also the determined and optimistic spirit of those who work for a brighter future for Uganda." Kiarostami was invited by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to film in Uganda. He brought along a small crew and several hand-held digital video cameras to capture both the expansive beauty of the Ugandan landscape and the up-close, personal ravages of war, poverty and disease. Taking advantage of the flexibility of digital video, Kiarostami and his crew are able to capture intimate, honest moments with a few of the millions of Ugandan orphans and AIDS patients, and show gritty, unconventional views of the war-torn country.

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Taste of Cherry (Criterion Collection) [DVD]
 

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Taste of Cherry (Criterion Collection) [DVD]
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 and his journey through Tehran, the film emerges as a sort of spiritual road movie. Intent on finding an aid for his planned suicide, Badii encounters citizens from every walk of life; a trash collector, a soldier, and a seminarian, all of whom refuse to help him, either out of a sense of religion or personal morality. Seen from the car, the dusty landscape and sumptuous golden dusk light of Tehran play a central role in the film, penetrating every scene. Finally a jocular taxidermist agrees to help, all the while trying to sell Badii on the quotidian joys of nature and everyday life. The meandering pace of the film gently unfurls in a series of encounters and dialogues that form its core, revealing the character not only of Badii, but also of Iranians and humans in general.

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Ten [DVD]
 

Ten [DVD]

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Ten [DVD]
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 distinct conversations that the woman has with each of her passengers, reflecting on life in modern-day Iran. TEN is directed by Abbas Kiarostami (TASTE OF CHERRY, THE WIND WILL CARRY US).

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Five: Dedicated to Ozu [DVD]
 

Five: Dedicated to Ozu [DVD]

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Five: Dedicated to Ozu [DVD]
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 camera movement (save for one brief pan) and only natural sound (except for short musical interludes linking the sections). The first piece centers on a chunk of driftwood on the shore as the waves slowly approach it, threatening its existence. For the second section, Kiarostami sets his camera up behind the boardwalk, with the beach in the distance, as people make their way in and out of camera range. The third part is back on the sand, watching a group of stray dogs interact, forming their own private society. Next, a parade of ducks come quacking one way, then the other, adding comic relief to the contemplative setting. And finally, the last scene is a nighttime opera of nature, as frogs and other animals make noise as the moon tries to peer through the clouds, a rainstorm approaches, and the water in a pond glistens. Made in 2003, the unusual film is a mesmerizing masterpiece of simplicity dedicated to the 100th birthday of the great Japanese writer-director Yasujiro Ozu, who attempted to capture real life in such moving family portraits as TOKYO STORY, A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS, and EARLY SPRING. Kiarostami's slow-paced, minimalist arthouse film offers a poetic take on the unfolding cycle of nature.

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The Wind Will Carry Us [DVD]
 

The Wind Will Carry Us [DVD]

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The Wind Will Carry Us [DVD]
In what critics call director Abbas Kiarostami's most socially critical film, THE WIND WILL CARRY US has an abstract plot, which is mostly symbolic. A man named Behzad and two of his collegues travel from Tehran, Iran, to the tiny village of Siah Dareh, located on a dry, barren mountainside. They wander around town, spending some time in the cemetary, and observing the every day activities of the villagers. Behzad has some connection to a local schoolboy, Farzad. Technology--or the lack thereof--plays a large part, as do the naked environment and the harsh life that the locals endure. The movie is based on a poem of the same title {"The Wind Will Carry Us"} by Furugh Farrukhzad (1936-67).

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Ahmad Shamlou - Master Poet of Liberty [DVD]
 

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Ahmad Shamlou - Master Poet of Liberty [DVD]
A 1987 nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Ahmad Shamlou is a celebrated Iranian writer, poet, and journalist who played a key role in the development of Persian blank verse. Shamlou's work combined abstract elements with specific, concrete imagery, effectively creating a new realm of Middle Eastern poetry that could at once emote and engage with socio-political issues such as the protection of human rights. This intimate documentary explores the poet's remarkable body of work, and traces his impact on the culture around him.

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Close-Up [VHS]
 

Close-Up [VHS]

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Close-Up [VHS]
With his use of non-actors and his loose use of documentary rules, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's (TASTE OF CHERRY) films can often be characterized by asking whether what the viewer is seeing is reality or fiction. The film which perhaps most exemplifies this is CLOSE-UP, ostensibly a documentary about an impostor of another Iranian director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf (GABBEH; ONCE UPON A TIME, CINEMA). Kiarostami tells the story by asking questions from off-screen to those involved in the legal case, then having the participants play themselves in a re-enactment of the events which actually occurred. A masterwork, considered by many to be Kiarostami's best.

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Where Is the Friend's Home? [VHS]
 

Where Is the Friend's Home? [VHS]

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Where Is the Friend's Home? [VHS]
Young Ahmed embarks on a quest to return a classmate's notebook, which he mistakenly took home. Sure that his friend will be expelled from school without the notebook, Ahmed ventures into an unknown neighboring village alone, facing innumerable obstacles in the form of stubborn adults, unfamiliar terrain and the encroaching night.

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THE WIND WILL CARRY US (NTSC All Region Import) Behzad Dorani, Roushan Karam Elmi, Noghre Asadi, and Frangis Rahsepar, Abbas Kiarostami
 

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THE WIND WILL CARRY US (NTSC All Region Import) Behzad Dorani, Roushan Karam Elmi, Noghre Asadi, and Frangis Rahsepar, Abbas Kiarostami
The movies of Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami defy the expectations of anyone raised on Hollywood or even European films. The Wind Will Carry Us, for example, is about a filmmaker who comes to a small village where an old woman is dying, hoping to...
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The Wind Will Carry Us (Widescreen) [VHS]
 

The Wind Will Carry Us (Widescreen) [VHS...

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The Wind Will Carry Us (Widescreen) [VHS]
In what critics call director Abbas Kiarostami's most socially critical film, THE WIND WILL CARRY US has an abstract plot, which is mostly symbolic. A man named Behzad and two of his collegues travel from Tehran, Iran, to the tiny village of Siah Dareh, located on a dry, barren mountainside. They wander around town, spending some time in the cemetary, and observing the every day activities of the villagers. Behzad has some connection to a local schoolboy, Farzad. Technology--or the lack thereof--plays a large part, as do the naked environment and the harsh life that the locals endure. The movie is based on a poem of the same title {"The Wind Will Carry Us"} by Furugh Farrukhzad (1936-67).
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Taste of Cherry [VHS]
 

Taste of Cherry [VHS]

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Taste of Cherry [VHS]
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 and his journey through Tehran, the film emerges as a sort of spiritual road movie. Intent on finding an aid for his planned suicide, Badii encounters citizens from every walk of life; a trash collector, a soldier, and a seminarian, all of whom refuse to help him, either out of a sense of religion or personal morality. Seen from the car, the dusty landscape and sumptuous golden dusk light of Tehran play a central role in the film, penetrating every scene. Finally a jocular taxidermist agrees to help, all the while trying to sell Badii on the quotidian joys of nature and everyday life. The meandering pace of the film gently unfurls in a series of encounters and dialogues that form its core, revealing the character not only of Badii, but also of Iranians and humans in general.
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Life and Nothing More... (Subtitled English) [VHS]
 

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Life and Nothing More... (Subtitled English) [VHS]
A kind of quasi-documentary sequel to his film WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOME?, LIFE AND NOTHING MORE... follows the director (played by an actor) as he learns that the region of northern Iran where he filmed the previous movie has been ravaged by an earthquake. The director, along with his son, leaves Tehran immediately to see if his actors (particularly the one who played Ahmed), have survived. As with all of Kiarostami's work, the journey is the destination, and the messages of the film unravel with each seemingly random encounter or conversation.
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ABC Africa [VHS]
 

ABC Africa [VHS]

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ABC Africa [VHS]
Originally intended as a documentary about the orphans of Uganda's destructive civil war, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (TASTE OF CHERRY) expanded the scope of ABC AFRICA to include those stricken by Africa's massive AIDS epidemic and the people who work tirelessly to improve the conditions of their country. His impressionistic travelogue captures the destruction of war and the ravages of disease, but also the determined and optimistic spirit of those who work for a brighter future for Uganda." Kiarostami was invited by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to film in Uganda. He brought along a small crew and several hand-held digital video cameras to capture both the expansive beauty of the Ugandan landscape and the up-close, personal ravages of war, poverty and disease. Taking advantage of the flexibility of digital video, Kiarostami and his crew are able to capture intimate, honest moments with a few of the millions of Ugandan orphans and AIDS patients, and show gritty, unconventional views of the war-torn country.
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ABC Africa [Theatrical Release]
 

ABC Africa [Theatrical Release]

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ABC Africa [Theatrical Release]
Originally intended as a documentary about the orphans of Uganda's destructive civil war, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (TASTE OF CHERRY) expanded the scope of ABC AFRICA to include those stricken by Africa's massive AIDS epidemic and the people who work tirelessly to improve the conditions of their country. His impressionistic travelogue captures the destruction of war and the ravages of disease, but also the determined and optimistic spirit of those who work for a brighter future for Uganda." Kiarostami was invited by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to film in Uganda. He brought along a small crew and several hand-held digital video cameras to capture both the expansive beauty of the Ugandan landscape and the up-close, personal ravages of war, poverty and disease. Taking advantage of the flexibility of digital video, Kiarostami and his crew are able to capture intimate, honest moments with a few of the millions of Ugandan orphans and AIDS patients, and show gritty, unconventional views of the war-torn country.
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Ten [VHS]
 

Ten [VHS]

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Ten [VHS]
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 distinct conversations that the woman has with each of her passengers, reflecting on life in modern-day Iran. TEN is directed by Abbas Kiarostami (TASTE OF CHERRY, THE WIND WILL CARRY US).
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