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The Song of Sparrows (2009)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:36
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: A heartfelt, affecting parable, The Song of Sparrows is another gem from Iranian director Majid Majidi.
Theatrical Release:Apr 3, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: Karim works at an ostrich farm outside of Tehran, Iran. He leads a simple and contented life with his family in his small house, until one day when one of the ostriches runs away. Karim is blamed... [More]
Starring: Reza Naji, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehgan, Hamed Aghazi
Director: Majid Majidi
Reviews for The Song of Sparrows
Top CriticIt's a homily about the ethically and spiritually corrupting influence of the city, and of that milieu's capitalist ethos, straight out of an Industrial Revolution-era sermon.
03/31/09
Beautifully crafted, often sentimental, sometimes humorous pic.
02/13/08
A leisurely and lovely picture, well worth seeing.
04/09/09
Top CriticOccasionally drags, but feels refreshingly down-to-earth and has enough gentle humor, striking visuals and thought-provoking use of symbolism to be mostly compelling and amusing.
04/03/09
This is the fourth collaboration for Naji and Majidi, and the actor and director feed off each other creatively, pushing the boundaries of the characters each time.
04/09/09
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05/15/09
Top Critica greatly satisfying parable of happenstance
04/02/09
It's likable, but missable.
05/29/09
The Song of Sparrows is a sweet and uplifting humanistic fable that celebrates the joys of community and pastoral life over a harried and materialistic urban existence.
04/16/09
From a cross-cultural perspective "The Song of Sparrows" gives essential voice to the impoverished peasants of rural Iran.
04/06/09
The goldfish flopping in the sun is an image typical of Majid Majidi's films, fable-like and seemingly simple even as it is also complex.
05/21/09
At times tedious but ultimately beguiling, Song of Sparrows morphs from a sly dramedy about running a household into a fable about two ways of life (urban and rural) that can't coexist.
06/12/09
It’s Majidi’s impeccable eye that lifts the movie’s everyday-people parable above the norm; wedded to such visual poetry, even its minor tragedies and smaller victories seem positively profound.
04/01/09
The story, spiked with gentle humor, moves smoothly through the standard tropes of Iranian art house cinema.
10/18/08
A touching tearjerker that's also a celebration of traditional values against the dehumanizing tendencies of modern urban life...with even the most obvious moments saved by an underlying sweetness and poignancy.
07/24/09
Another gem about spiritual renewal by the great and sensitive Iranian director Majid Majidi.
04/02/09
President Ahmadinejad should take a lesson on kindness from this sweet Iranian film.
03/15/09
It's sweet and has some sublime, poetic moments.
06/12/09
A parable of corruption, catastrophe and eventual redemption. Mr. Majidi's tale wasn't meant to be timely, of course, but the shoe fits, and the film wears it well.
04/02/09
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