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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
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A sweet, little unpretentious slice-of-life flick from Iran which, while highlighting the arid region's visually-arresting, utter desolation, ever so subtly hints at the tension between a simmering feminism and traditional Muslim values. Full Review |
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Excessively enigmatic, Deserted Station nevertheless provides an allegory for modern-day Iran. Full Review |
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Kiarostami and Raisian conjure up the oppressive miasma clinging to women and kids in patriarchal Iran . . . offers startling images . . . [a] stubbornly ambiguous film. Full Review |
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It's not often you encounter a film that's simultaneously as tedious and moving as The Deserted Station. Full Review |
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Like 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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
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. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
A poignant parable about the role of women in Islamic society. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
A bluntly heart-tugging city-mouse, country-mouse fable from Iran. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Intimate and engaging. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
It is filled with feeling and far from sentimental or cloying, with a beautiful score enhancing the melancholia. Full Review |
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Hardcore Kiarostami devotees may miss the master's harsher clarity, but Hatami, best known for her starring role in Dariush Mehrjui's Leila, makes her character's inner transformation both subtle and palpable. Full Review |
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4/5 |
This deeply humanistic drama is strongly reminiscent of the earlier, less self-referential films of Abbas Kiarostami. Full Review |
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B+ |
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. Full Review |
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B- |
A spare plot that's 'relaxed' if 'relaxed' means that it moves as quickly as molasses climbing up a tree in January. Full Review |
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It's a simple enough setup, but Raisian packs so much into it that multiple viewings may be necessary. Full Review |
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