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Taste of Cherry

7.0

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Original title

Ta'm e guilass

Year

1997

Running time

98 min.

Country

Iran

Iran

Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Screenwriter

Abbas Kiarostami

Cast

Cinematography

Producer

Abbas Kiarostami Productions, Ciby 2000, Kanoon

Genre

Drama | Road Movie. Psychological Drama

Synopsis

An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.

Awards: 1997: Cannes Film Festival: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm) Best Film (ex-aequo)

1998: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1998: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1998: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Foreign Language Film

1998: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Foreign Language Film.

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Critics' reviews

"An exquisite return to cinema at its most intimate, allusive and humanist"

Ann Hornaday: Baltimore Sun
"Excruciatingly boring (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Open and simple in its visual style (...) The atmosphere is calm, yet the film is mysteriously, powerfully affirmative."

Dave Kehr: New York Daily News
"Slow and monotonous, the film moves at a deliberate pace and culminates in a meta-fictional moment that is either infuriatingly trite or enigmatic"

Marjorie Baumgarten: Austin Chronicle
"Kiarostami is in no rush, but the respect and love he shows for his characters, and the confidence and simplicity of his technique, make Taste of Cherry a satisfying experience"

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE
"Taste of Cherry evokes sadness without being sentimental, has universal resonance without sacrificing personal immediacy, and generates real drama without resorting to contrivance."

Michael O'Sullivan: The Washington Post

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Taste of Cherry

1997

Abbas Kiarostami

7.0

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