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03/26/09
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Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul (2008)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:7
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: This visually stunning interior epic inspired by Sufi mysticism explores the magic of storytelling but, like its desert locations, can be a bit dry.
Theatrical Release:Feb 8, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: A visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece from director Nacer Khemir (Wanderers of the Desert) begins with the story of a blind dervish named Bab’Aziz and his spirited granddaughter,... [More]
Starring: Parviz Shahinkhou, Nessim Kahloul, Maryam Hamid, Golshifteh Farahani
Director: Nacer Khemir
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Reviews for Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul
1 - 10 (sorted by date)
Top CriticThe cycle of youth and age and the trope of a journey come together inevitably, maybe predictably, but not without sparks of wisdom.
10/18/08
Top CriticIt is neither engaging nor enlightening.
09/11/08
Top CriticA lovely if meandering fantasia about the power of narrative.
06/19/08
Top CriticCinematographer Mahmoud Kalari (Offside) conjures magic from an array of pastels, shimmering lights, and enigmatic ruins.
05/30/08
Top CriticPerhaps inevitably, the story and characters in Bab'Aziz never rival the interest of its photography.
04/25/08
Top CriticThere's nothing wrong with being difficult if there's a payoff at the end. Screenwriter-director Nacer Khemir provides that with a visually stunning final scene that makes sense of everything that came before.
04/04/08
Top CriticWith the collaboration of screenwriter Tonino Guerra, Khemir has created a fresh variation on the somewhat tired subgenre of the crisscross, in which the paths of strangers intersect and converge.
02/22/08
Top CriticThe director, Nacer Khemir, wrote the story 'with the participation of' Tonino Guerra, who has worked with greats such as Fellini, Antonioni and Tarkovsky. Enough said.
02/08/08
Top CriticBab'Aziz was shot mostly in parched Iranian landscapes; the film's brilliant cinematographer, Mahmoud Kalari, frames the dunes, rock formations and sandblasted village and cities with a poet's eye, turning real spaces into dreamscapes.
02/08/08
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