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Deserted Station (2002)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:21
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.8/10
Theatrical Release:Dec 3, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Based on a concept the director and Abbas Kiarostami developed on a photography trip together, a man and a young woman (Leila Hatami of Leila) are stranded in a remote village after their car... [More]
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Reviews for Deserted Station
Melancholy, tender, and charged with rich symbolic power, it's a muted yet strangely fragile film that's as much about Middle Eastern womanhood as the horrors of parental bereavement.
04/03/04
A modern gem of Iran's always interesting filmmaking industry.
04/03/04
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04/03/04
The film's relaxed pace, unassuming tone, and respect for its characters all recall the films of Abbas Kiarostami, who provided the story idea, but director Ali Reza Raisian adds a slightly more dramatic and emotional edge.
04/03/04
Intimate and engaging.
12/02/04
It's a simple enough setup, but Raisian packs so much into it that multiple viewings may be necessary.
07/02/04
A spare plot that's 'relaxed' if 'relaxed' means that it moves as quickly as molasses climbing up a tree in January.
11/02/04
Heavy on symbolic visuals and told in slowly and quietly unfolding nonevent action, it's a moving and gentle study of lingering grief and sexual politics.
11/19/04
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04/01/06
It's not often you encounter a film that's simultaneously as tedious and moving as The Deserted Station.
12/11/04
Top CriticExcessively enigmatic, Deserted Station nevertheless provides an allegory for modern-day Iran.
01/12/07
It is filled with feeling and far from sentimental or cloying, with a beautiful score enhancing the melancholia.
11/30/04
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12/05/04
A poignant parable about the role of women in Islamic society.
12/03/04
The sweet script, crisp direction and a delightful performance by Leila Hatami, as the sad-eyed wife, should put Deserted Station on your must-see list.
12/03/04
A bluntly heart-tugging city-mouse, country-mouse fable from Iran.
12/02/04
Top CriticLike all of Iranian cinema, Deserted Station is marked by unaffected, neo-realist performances, particularly by Nezam Manouchehri as the testy and uncertain husband, and Leila Hatami as his quietly sad wife.
12/03/04
Top CriticFor filmgoers who like dramas that are spare yet evocative, that focus on the subtleties of relationships, and that feature foreign settings completely off the beaten path, Deserted Station will be a masterpiece.
07/02/04
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