This is truly a one of a kind
package, consisting of 14 wonderful early
films by Abbas Kiarostami on 10 DVDs. Some
with Eng.or French subtitles.
مجموعه کاملی از فیلمهای قدیمی
عباس کیارستمی - 14 فیلم در 10 دی وی دی
One of the true masters of contemporary cinema,
Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has won not only the admiration
of audiences and critics worldwide, but also the support of
directors as distinguished as Jean-Luc Godard, Nanni Moretti, Chris
Marker, and Akira Kurosawa, who has said of Kiarostami's
"extraordinary" films: "Words cannot describe my feelings about them
and I simply advise you to see his films.
Though Kiarostami emerged in the West as a major filmmaker in the
early '90s--with films like
Close-Up and
Through the Olive Trees--he had already been making films in
Iran for two decades. Born on June 22nd 1940 in Tehran, Kiarostami
was interested in the arts from an early age.
Following 14 films are in this amazing package
of 10 DVDs for only $59:
1- Traveler (Mosafer), in Farsi with no
subtitles
مسافر
2- Homework (Mashgh e Shab), in Farsi with no
subtitles
مشق شب
3- Two solutions for one problem,
with Eng. subtitlesدو راه حل برای یک
مسأله
4- The bread and the alley (Naan va Koocheh),
no dialogue
نان و کوچه
5- The Chorus (Hamsarayan), in Farsi with
Eng. Subtitles
همسرایان
6- Recess (Zang e Tafrih), no dialgueزنگ
تفریح
7- An school experiment (Ghaziyeh
shekle aval...),
with no subs.قضیه
8- Life and nothing else, in Farsi with Eng. subs.زندگی
و دیگر هیچ
9- Closeup (Namaye Nazdik), in Farsi with
Eng. subtitlesنمای
نزدیک
10- Ten (Dah), in Farsi with Eng. subtitlesده
11- A dress for wedding,with French Subs.لباسی برای عروسی
12- Experience (Tajrobeh), In Farsi with
French subtitles
تجربه
13- Shirin, one of his newer films,
with Eng. subtitles
شیرین
14- Cinema our time, in Farsi with French
subtitles
سینمای زمان ما
Most of these films are not sold anywhere else! A
must have movie package! Suggested retail price: $179
, on sale for only $59
1- Traveler (Mosafer), in Farsi with no
subtitles
A grade-school-age
boy, neglected by his parents, lies, cheats, and steals to
accumulate enough money to afford a bus ride to a large city and
a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play
2- Homework (Mashghe Shab), in Farsi with no
subtitles
A nice documentary
about parenting in Iran, from the child's point of view, in as
much as it pesents the parents attitudes to their children
regarding education
To play a sample, download free
3-
Two solutions to one problem, in Farsi with Eng
subtitles
A short film about
two school friends
4- The bread and the alley, no
dialogues
The 10 minute film begins with
a boy returning home through empty semi-urban alleys holding
bread he has purchased for the family. He is merrily kicking an
empty can as boy would a football. Suddenly a growling stray dog
is in his way. The boy freezes in fear. He waits for someone to
give him company to negotiate the alley. An old partly deaf man
comes and the boy picks up the courage to follow him. But the
old man enters a door in the alley and the boy is in square one:
5-
The Chorus, in Farsi with Eng
subtitles
This is one of Abbas
Kiarostami's finest short works. With the minimum of elements
and every pound of sensibility and grace he could afford
6- Recess (Zange Tafrih), No
dialogue - 1972
7- An school experiment (Ghaziyeh
shekle aval) in Farsi with no
subtitles
A group of students
are kicked out of the class for not giving the name of an
student who
made some noise while
teacher was drawing on the board and now Kiarostami asks some of
their parents as well as some of the famous people of politics
of education in 1980 Iran about their opinion about the student's behavior:
8- Life and nothing else, in Farsi with
Eng
subtitles
Made after one of the
biggest earthquakes in North Iran in late 1990'a:
9- Closeup (Namaye Nazdik) in Farsi with
Eng
subtitles
compassionate and brain-teasing.."
"a hugely skilful work of cinematic
origami
10- Ten (Dah), in Farsi with
Eng
subtitles
"Brilliant Filmmaking. A Masterpiece!"
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2002 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
11- A suit for wedding, in Farsi with
French
subtitles
One of Kiarostami's
old short films. In Farsi with French subtitles
12- Experience (Tajrobeh), in Farsi with
French
subtitles
One of Kiarostami's
old short films. In Farsi with French subtitles
13- Shirine, in Farsi with
Eng
subtitles
Shirin was shot during a
performance of a play based on Farrideh Golbou's narrative poem
Khosrow e Shirin, a love story in which an artist and an emperor
both vie for the hand of a queen from Armenia. However, what is
happening on stage is never seen; instead, Kiarostami trains his
camera on the 113 actresses watching the performance (one of
whom is French actress Juliette Binoche, while the others are
artists from Iran). We see the story as it is reflected in the
reaction of the spectators, who laugh, cry and become drawn into
the emotions of the tale that is played out before them. Shirin
was an official selection at the 2008 Venice Film Festival.:
14- Cinema, Our time, in Farsi with
French
subtitles
This is a documentary
made in which Abbas Kiarostami travels to different parts of
Iran to find the actors who played in his previous films such as
"Traveler, Homework, Where's friend's home, through the Olive
trees. Probably the best documentary on Kiarostami. More than 90
minutes
Format: 10
DVD-R
Type: Old films of Abbas Kiarostami Language: In
Farsi with some having French or Eng. subtitles
