Kiarostami's insistence on putting a frame around his vision keeps the freedom of interpretation--and the responsibility for it--in the hands of the viewer.
Taste of Cherry (1997)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:22
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Emerging out of an Iranian cinema renaissance, TASTE OF CHERRY is seen by many as its crowning achievement. The story of somber yet intense Mr. Badii and his journey through Tehran, the film... Emerging out of an Iranian cinema renaissance, TASTE OF CHERRY is seen by many as its crowning achievement. The story of somber yet intense Mr. Badii and his journey through Tehran, the film emerges as a sort of spiritual road movie. Intent on finding an aid for his planned suicide, Badii encounters citizens from every walk of life; a trash collector, a soldier, and a seminarian, all of whom refuse to help him, either out of a sense of religion or personal morality. Seen from the car, the dusty landscape and sumptuous golden dusk light of Tehran play a central role in the film, penetrating every scene. Finally a jocular taxidermist agrees to help, all the while trying to sell Badii on the quotidian joys of nature and everyday life. The meandering pace of the film gently unfurls in a series of encounters and dialogues that form its core, revealing the character not only of Badii, but also of Iranians and humans in general. [More]
Starring: Homayon Ershadi, Abdolhossein Bagheri, Afshin Bakhtiari, Ali Moradi
Starring: Homayon Ershadi, Abdolhossein Bagheri, Afshin Bakhtiari, Ali Moradi, Hossein Noori, Ahmad Ansari, Hamid Massomi, Elham Imani
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Screenwriter: Abbas Kiarostami
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Reviews for Taste of Cherry
The #1 U.S. release of 1998: 'A sublime and patient film...[Kiarostami] handles his profound material flawlessly.'
That Kiarostami keeps us guessing and caring to the very end as to how Mr. Badii will answer these questions, and that he accomplishes this concern on our parts with a startling spareness, is nothing less than Divine.
Que seja aberto a interpretações é um dos pontos positivos de 'Gosto de Cereja'. Que se feche de maneira tão terrível é seu - talvez - único ponto negativo.
Simplicity often leads to profundity, but A Taste of Cherry (especially the ending) represents lazy cinema that has been overrated by too many.
While it's interminably slow and I still haven't quite figured out why they went with the copout ending, I can't say it's not an interesting film.
Has a visual style that seems rudimentary but becomes increasingly hypnotic and resonant.
For fear of revealing myself as a wanting intellectual, I found myself in a state of 'huh?' watching the conclusion to the lethargically-presented A Taste Of Cherry.
The lack of information about the central character, which results in a distinct absence of emotional connection, leaves us cold to his fate.
I know from my past experiences with great filmmakers, that sometimes I don't like what I see from them the first time and later on change my mind...
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