Ten film abbas kiarostami

Well yes, eastwoods and rohmers bodies of work are rather colossal compared to whats available of kiarostamis, heh. Oct 04, 2010 well yes, eastwoods and rohmers bodies of work are rather colossal compared to whats available of kiarostami s, heh. Griffith and ends with abbas kiarostami, said jeanluc godard. Abbas kiarostami is a familiar name to many people around the world. Its not quite an essay film, at least not in the chris marker sense, although it does take the form of a personal lecture. As a humanist filmmaker his reach was global, and his work was championed by fellow directors akira kurosawa, walter salles, ermanno olmi, and victor erice, among others. Abbas kiarostami was born in tehran, iran, in 1940. His films included the koker trilogy and taste of cherry. Abbas kiarostami, a director whose films served as many cinephiles. Abbas kiarostami has never shied away from showing the artifice of cinema. It was nominated for the palme dor at the 2002 cannes film festival. Feb, 20 the films coda, which cuts suddenly to behindthescenes footage of kiarostami and his crew making the film, accompanied by louis armstrongs st. Look at the recent films of iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami, and youll find many prominent women characters.

After his 2001 shotonvideo documentary, abc africa, iranian auteur abbas kiarostami declared that he was abandoning film forever in favor digital video. Raised in a middleclass household, he was interested in art and literature from an early age. Why you should know abbas kiarostami and his 6 most legendary films explore the intimate, quiet world of the great iranian filmmaker. In ten on ten, a 2004 documentary featuring ten short scenes in which kiarostami speaks in a car on his work in filming 2001s ten itself a tenpart movie featuring short video sequences shot entirely inside a car the filmmaker makes a series of highly provocative statements. Kiarostami filmed the 10 dialogues of ten by himself, without a cameraman or a sound technician, with two fixed video cameras, two cars, six women, a kid, and no screenplay. Aug 09, 2014 thus, life, and nothing more is a must watch for any kiarostami fan, because the director uses, for the first time, the dashboard camera technique that matures in taste of cherry 1997 and elevates in ten 2002.

In 2005, london film school organized a workshop as well as festival of kiarostami s work, titled abbas kiarostami. Abbas kiarostami extols pretty much the same cinematic philosophy in 10 on ten, a digital video fashioned as a set of lessons about ten, the iranian filmmakers previous feature. Ten 2002 by abbas kiarostami abbas kiarostami, mania. Kiarostami counts down to the final chat, a structuralist ploy that evokes the directors everdiminishing textual range. It was nominated for the palme dor at the 2002 cannes film festival and ranks number 447 on the 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. Posted on august 9, 2014 march 28, 2019 by hossein eidi zadeh. Sep 25, 2011 theres at least a few reasons for the near total lack of critical interest in abbas kiarostamis 10 on ten, not the least of which is its near unclassifiable nature. By emily vanderwerff and aja romano jul 6, 2016, 10. At this thought, sadly, the executive flinched as if someone had.

And yet his films for example his latest work, ten are meant not so much to be watched as to be written about. Abbas kiarostami was an iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer and film producer whose filmmaking career spanned more than 40 years. Since 1984, weve dedicated ourselves to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality. Abbas kiarostami films on bluray, dvd, and streaming the. Ten 2002 in the 2000s, kiarostami began making experimental moviesten is the first and shirin 2008 is the last. Throughout his life, kiarostami 19402016, the most. Abbas kiarostami, born june 22, 1940, tehran, irandied july 4, 2016, paris, france, iranian filmmaker who was known for experimenting with the boundaries between reality and fiction throughout a fourdecade career kiarostami studied painting and graphic arts at the university of tehran and spent a period designing posters, illustrating childrens books, and directing advertisements. Shirin is an experimental exercise in which we watch women mostly iranian actresses watch a film a classic persian love story that we can only hear offscreen. Global film culture lost one of its most poetic voices with the passing of iranian master abbas kiarostami in late 2016. Though filming entirely on intimate closeup in the front of a single taxicab seemed a striking and innovative approach to a film, i did feel it might end up being a limitation for the film, and that 90 minutes of front seat conversations might begin to grate a little. A reflection of kiarostamis massively successful 2002 film ten, 10 on ten is structured in 10 parts hence the title, of course. Jeanluc godard from september 6 through october 30, the gene siskel film center presents the retrospective abbas kiarostami, a series that encompasses a total of thirtytwo films, the largest selection of the work of this major iranian director yet available in north america. Its not exactly a documentary, but it does consist entirely of kiarostami talking candidly about.

Nominated for palmedor at cannes international film festival 2002 directed by abbas kiarostami starring mania akbari, amin maher. An idea sounding as insane as the degree of quality of the resulting film, ten provides 10 insanely realistic journeys through the streets of tehran seen. And yet his filmsfor example his latest work, ten are meant not so much to be watched as to be written about. Abbas kiarostamis recent features satisfy few of the usual expectations about narrative films. See more ideas about iranian film, cinema and film. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. Emerging as a leading light of the iranian new wave in the 1970s, kiarostami stayed in the country after the islamic revolution, and despite the restrictions that came with both the. Oct 14, 2018 nominated for palmedor at cannes international film festival 2002 directed by abbas kiarostami starring mania akbari, amin maher. He wants someone to come by the next morning to fill it with earth or, if he is still alive, help him out. In each segment, the director dissects his approach to the various elements of filmmaking, discussing the camera, sound, music, actors, location and so on.

The film is divided into ten scenes, each of which depict a conversation between an unchanging female. Jul 04, 2016 abbas kiarostami was a mysterious and delicate fabulist of human nature and human relations, a filmmaker whose stories were somehow in, but not of, the real world. Nov 20, 2008 a mother drives around tehran and has ten separate conversations with several different passengers. Ten is kiarostamis most accomplished experimental film, however, as it is his first movie about women, as well as his most fruitful effort in eliminating the director during the course of filmmaking.

Theres at least a few reasons for the near total lack of critical interest in abbas kiarostami s 10 on ten, not the least of which is its near unclassifiable nature. Despite its critical acclaim, i was uncertain approaching abbas kiarostami s ten. The films coda, which cuts suddenly to behindthescenes footage of kiarostami and his crew making the film, accompanied by louis armstrongs st. Abbas kiarostami celebrity profile check out the latest abbas kiarostami photo gallery. Documentary where iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami reflects on his own film making techniques, drawing from his own films and 2001s ten in particular. Abbas kiarostami, who passed away july 4th at age 76, was one of the great masters of the cinematic art form. As a humanist filmmaker his reach was global, and his work was championed by fellow directors akira kurosawa, walter salles. Ill never forget the experience of watching his 1990 landmark, closeup, in its pristine criterion edition, or becoming entranced by his 2010 masterwork, certified copy, when i first saw it on the big screen. Sep 20, 2002 kiarostami filmed the 10 dialogues of ten by himself, without a cameraman or a sound technician, with two fixed video cameras, two cars, six women, a kid, and no screenplay. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. Emboldened, i suggested he throw his corporate muscle behind abbas kiarostamis brilliant, radically minimal new film ten.

P ossibly abbas kiarostamis most rigorous film to date, ten is also his most economical, a collection of 10 conversations between a female motorist and her various passengers. A young divorced woman drives around tehran and has conversations with her son and a. Why you should know abbas kiarostami and his 6 most. Abbas kiarostami celebrity profile check out the latest abbas kiarostami photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. In accordance with the data protection act of 1978 january 6th act amended in 2004, on information technology, data files and civil liberties, users have the right to access and rectify information, as well as the right to oppose the use of this data, by sending a letter. He then joined the center for intellectual development of children and young adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Also, seeing earlier in the year that copie conforme wasnt the mere frivolous entertainment described by word out of cannes was a relief. Filmmaker mani akbari plays one of several characters in ten whose personal struggles, shared freely in the. Jul 04, 2016 abbas kiarostami, iranian filmmaker who was known for experimenting with the boundaries between reality and fiction throughout a fourdecade career. Theres at least a few reasons for the near total lack of critical interest in abbas kiarostamis 10 on ten, not the least of which is its near unclassifiable nature. If you think that a film consisting of 10 conversations shot from a cars dashboard with two digital cameras sounds boring, then you havent seen iranian director abbas kiarostamis ten.

Yet in 10 on ten a documentary about his most recent feature, 10, showing twice this week at the gene siskel film center he appears to be slavishly living up to those expectations. Sep 26, 2002 emboldened, i suggested he throw his corporate muscle behind abbas kiarostami s brilliant, radically minimal new film ten. His a taste of cherry 1997 won the palme dor at cannes, and the wind will carry us 1999 won the golden lion at venice. The personal data collected above is used to enable us to send you our newsletter and to compile a client database for mk2. Ben gibson, director of the london film school, said, very few people have the creative and intellectual clarity to invent cinema from its most basic elements, from the ground up. Abbas kiarostami 19402016 was the most influential iranian filmmaker to emerge following that countrys 1979 political revolution. A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pickups and hitchhikers.

His work featured improvised performances, documentary textures, and reallife rhythms. With mania akbari, amin maher, kamran adl, roya akbari. Aug 09, 2014 ten is kiarostamis first movie about different type of women, and today he proudly continues to make these types of films. And yet his filmsfor example his latest work, tenare meant not so much to be watched as to be written about.

The film is possibly kiarostamis most rigorous to date. Abbas kiarostami films on bluray, dvd, and streaming. Abbas kiarostamis 10 on ten blog doha film institute. When abbas kiarostami died on july 4th at the age of 76, people who in any small way loved the mans work became, as is often the case in the wake of the passing of any iconic artist, suddenly. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. Thus, life, and nothing more is a must watch for any kiarostami fan, because the director uses, for the first time, the dashboard camera technique that matures in taste of cherry 1997 and elevates in ten 2002. Taking his 2002 film ten, shot with a stationary video camera on the dashboard of a car, as a case in point, he dissects his approach to filmmaking throughout his oeuvre. Ten is also considered one of kiarostamis most successful films. Though filming entirely on intimate closeup in the front of a single taxicab seemed a striking and innovative approach to a film, i did feel it might end up being a limitation for the film, and that 90 minutes of front seat conversations might begin to grate a. Abbas kiarostami was a mysterious and delicate fabulist of human nature and human relations, a filmmaker whose stories were somehow in, but. Born in 1940, kiarostami immersed himself in the plastic arts early in life, but upon the 1969 establishment of kanoon, an iranian state cinema agency focused on the development of children, he became deeply involved in. This film introduced kiarostami to cannes film festival and the directors second home, france. He is considered by many as one of the best filmmakers of cinema. With ten, kiarostami pushed very far the boundaries of his noplot approach.

Ten is very similar in style to his 1997 film taste of cherry, only a less focused plot with a homevideo feel to it, both in front and behind the camera. Despite its critical acclaim, i was uncertain approaching abbas kiarostamis ten. Ten kiarostami took advantage of the creative freedom offered by lightweight digital video equipment to do a film of 10 scenes set entirely in the front seat of a car. Isolated and scorned in his own country, he did not even bother to file an application with the islamic censorship commission for authorization to make a film. Abbas kiarostami deserves more credit than any other single director for fueling the recent rise of iranian cinema, arguably the most dramatic film development of the past dozen years. The most acclaimed and influential of irans major filmmakers, abbas kiarostami, was born n tehran on june 22, 1940. This doesnt keep it from being equally compelling with true to life characters and situations dealing with life as a woman in iran. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play. Throughout his life, kiarostami 19402016, the most acclaimed and influential of irans major filmmakers, also devoted himself to poetry, photography, and education. A mother drives around tehran and has ten separate conversations with several different passengers.