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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... 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 and love, winner of numerous film festival awards. [More]

Starring: Shaghayegh Djodat, Abbas Sayahi, Hossein Moharami, Roghieh Moharami

Starring: Shaghayegh Djodat, Abbas Sayahi, Hossein Moharami, Roghieh Moharami

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Jul 26, 2005

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Godfrey Cheshire
Godfrey Cheshire
Variety
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

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.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/13/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

appropriately slight

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/29/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
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Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Makhmalbaf weaves together different threads into an unusual and intriguing film.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Ed Scheid
Ed Scheid
Boxoffice Magazine

It is the visual imagery of the sheep, the wool being dyed, the rugs being made that take center stage.

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts

This poetic film affirms the knarled beauty of the natural world and the way stories give shape and meaning to life.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/03/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A work of shimmering beauty.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Poetic 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.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

The conceit is sweet but the execution is meandering.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

This fairy tale film is a feast for hungry eyes.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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01/01/00
Gemma Files
Gemma Files
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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.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Has visual eloquence to spare, a rhythm that pulls you along and a sense of yearning not too often encountered in movies.

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01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
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01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Like its subject, Gabbeh is woven with art.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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The movie plays like a mix of documentary and dream; it's part of a cinematic experience that is quite new to Western movie audiences.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

Visually enchanting.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
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