Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, has crafted something I can only define as "patient", as some scenes get drawn out considerably and all in silence no less. However, there are three dialogue driven moments throughout the movie, that really engage and offer fresh perspective on their subject matter.
A young woman moonlights as a prostitute, and one night is assigned to an old University professor who is more interested in making her dinner rather than sex. Throughout the next day, he unwittingly becomes more entangled in the girls life by meeting her erratic boyfriend and tries to defuse the tension between all of them. By the end of that day, she arrives back on his door bruised and he takes her in. Ultimately the boyfriend shows up, resulting in a "conflict" with a very abrupt ending.
For as lovely as some of the dialogue is and how well acted some scenes are, there is something here severely lacking that stops me from rating the movie higher. It's very well shot, and has a melancholic charm that could benefit from just a little more music input.
Final Verdict: Kiarostami is to be commended for such a feat. Hopefully we hear more from this director, and a little more polish to draw us in further next time. 6.5/10.
A young woman moonlights as a prostitute, and one night is assigned to an old University professor who is more interested in making her dinner rather than sex. Throughout the next day, he unwittingly becomes more entangled in the girls life by meeting her erratic boyfriend and tries to defuse the tension between all of them. By the end of that day, she arrives back on his door bruised and he takes her in. Ultimately the boyfriend shows up, resulting in a "conflict" with a very abrupt ending.
For as lovely as some of the dialogue is and how well acted some scenes are, there is something here severely lacking that stops me from rating the movie higher. It's very well shot, and has a melancholic charm that could benefit from just a little more music input.
Final Verdict: Kiarostami is to be commended for such a feat. Hopefully we hear more from this director, and a little more polish to draw us in further next time. 6.5/10.