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03/26/09
Gabbeh (1996)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:15
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 75 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: An elderly nomadic couple own a beautiful carpet (a Gabbeh) from which a young woman suddenly emerges. She tells the story of her clan, told through the carpet. A beautifully filmed look at life... [More]
Starring: Shaghayegh Djodat, Abbas Sayahi, Hossein Moharami, Roghieh Moharami
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Reviews for Gabbeh
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02/09/06
Makhmalbaf attempts to follow the carpet idea by making his film dreamily romantic and non-realistic. Events seem to leap around in time and space, much like a dream.
01/13/06
appropriately slight
09/29/05
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06/17/05
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03/10/03
Makhmalbaf weaves together different threads into an unusual and intriguing film.
06/05/02
It is the visual imagery of the sheep, the wool being dyed, the rugs being made that take center stage.
04/17/02
This poetic film affirms the knarled beauty of the natural world and the way stories give shape and meaning to life.
03/03/02
A work of shimmering beauty.
02/14/01
Top CriticPoetic and evocative, but too short at 75 minutes to unroll enough of a story, this gentle film nonetheless revels in the colors and everyday wonders of life.
01/01/00
The conceit is sweet but the execution is meandering.
01/01/00
This fairy tale film is a feast for hungry eyes.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
This charmingly poetic film is a real surprise coming from Makhmalbaf, whose incendiary and controversial documentaries and features have been banned in his home country.
01/01/00
Has visual eloquence to spare, a rhythm that pulls you along and a sense of yearning not too often encountered in movies.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Top CriticLike its subject, Gabbeh is woven with art.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe movie plays like a mix of documentary and dream; it's part of a cinematic experience that is quite new to Western movie audiences.
01/01/00
Visually enchanting.
01/01/00
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