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Hooshang Shamaei, Hossain Farazmand, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hossain Sabzian, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni
Abbas Kiarostami |
| | Description: | Internationally revered Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, Ten) has created some of the most inventive and transcendent cinema of the past thirty years, and Close-Up is his most radical, brilliant work. This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event-the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf-as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. With it's universal themes and fascinating narrative knots, Close-Up continues to resonate with viewers around the world."Close-Up" on Blu-ray is presented here in a definitive edition by The Criterion Collection, offering a carefully restored version of Abbas Kiarostami's groundbreaking 1990 film. This blend of documentary and staged reenactment follows the real case of Hossein Sabzian, a man who impersonated acclaimed Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and became entangled with a middle-class family in Tehran. Criterion's Blu-ray highlights the film's subtle visuals and intimate close-ups, showcasing Kiarostami's unique way of blurring the boundaries between truth and fiction while exploring themes of identity, cinema, and the power of imagination. Supplements typically include in-depth interviews and contextual materials that illuminate the film's production, its reception in Iran and abroad, and its lasting influence on world cinema, though the exact bonus content of this specific disc is not confirmed here.
Criterion is renowned for meticulous restorations and thoughtfully curated editions of significant films from around the world. The label is especially respected for its high technical standards, respect for original aspect ratios and sound design, and extensive scholarly extras that place each work in historical and artistic context. A Criterion Blu-ray release is widely regarded by cinephiles as a mark of both technical quality and cultural importance.
"Close-Up" features nonprofessional participants largely playing themselves, including Hossein Sabzian and the family he deceived, which intensifies the film's emotional authenticity. At the center is filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, one of the most influential directors of modern cinema, whose international breakthrough works include "Where Is the Friend's House?", "Taste of Cherry" (Palme d'Or at Cannes), and "The Wind Will Carry Us." His films are celebrated for their poetic minimalism and philosophical depth. The story also directly involves Mohsen Makhmalbaf, another towering figure of Iranian cinema, known for works such as "The Cyclist" and "Kandahar," whose reputation in the film is key to Sabzian's impersonation and to the film's reflection on the transformative power of art. Together, these real-life figures helped turn "Close-Up" into a landmark of world cinema frequently cited on lists of the greatest films ever made. | | | Actors: |
Hossein Sabzian, Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Manoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi, Ahmad Reza Moayed Mahseni, Ali Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abbas Kiarostami |
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Abbas Kiarostami |
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