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Ten (2003)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:44
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Ten turns a conversational car ride into a gritty and compelling character study full of real emotion while providing an intriguing look into the lives of women in contemporary Iranian culture.
Theatrical Release:Mar 5, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: In TEN, celebrated Iranian writer-director Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, Through the Olive Trees) once again casts his masterful cinematic gaze upon the modern sociopolitical landscape of his... In TEN, celebrated Iranian writer-director Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, Through the Olive Trees) once again casts his masterful cinematic gaze upon the modern sociopolitical landscape of his homeland -- this time as seen through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days. Her journey is comprised of ten conversations with various female passengers -- including her sister, a hitchhiking prostitute and a jilted bride -- as well as her imperious young son. As Kiarostami's "dashboard cam" eavesdrops on these lively, yet heart-wrenching road trips, a complex portrait of distaff Iran comes sharply into focus. -- © Zeitgeist Films [More]
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
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Reviews for Ten
By the end you feel that the lives of the characters, and the complicated society they inhabit, have been illuminated.
One of the most casually progressive of the recent Iranian films, presenting its predominantly female cast as candid, freethinking and completely sympathetic.
Ten might not be the easiest film for Hollywood-conditioned viewers to get into or to enjoy, but it never seems like an arid experiment.
Makes maximum use of a minimalist structure to deliver some cogent observations about the status of women in contemporary Iran.
Very soon it's clear that even from a camera trained on the front seat of a car, an amazingly full and complex portrait of Iranian life can emerge.
Thoughtful insight and human concern are evident...but...there is no dramatic momentum whatever.
When you stagger out of the theatre after watching the new Iranian movie Ten, you may find yourself wondering just what, exactly, was the point.
It shows us, in an extraordinarily simple way, the hopes and frustrations of one woman's life.
Whatever the film lacks in physical lyricism, it makes up for with a claustrophobic flair that leads you to conclude that Ten can be the loneliest number.
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