In nothing else do all of [Kiarostami's] concerns come together in such a satisfying, complete whole.
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:20
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: In what critics call director Abbas Kiarostami's most socially critical film, THE WIND WILL CARRY US has an abstract plot, which is mostly symbolic. A man named Behzad and two of his collegues... In what critics call director Abbas Kiarostami's most socially critical film, THE WIND WILL CARRY US has an abstract plot, which is mostly symbolic. A man named Behzad and two of his collegues travel from Tehran, Iran, to the tiny village of Siah Dareh, located on a dry, barren mountainside. They wander around town, spending some time in the cemetary, and observing the every day activities of the villagers. Behzad has some connection to a local schoolboy, Farzad. Technology--or the lack thereof--plays a large part, as do the naked environment and the harsh life that the locals endure. The movie is based on a poem of the same title {"The Wind Will Carry Us"} by Furugh Farrukhzad (1936-67). [More]
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Reviews for The Wind Will Carry Us
If you're the sort of person who just adores extremely slow-moving foreign films with a dearth of actual plot, go for it, but the rest of you have been warned.
I remain a devoté of Kiarostami's style, but Wind feels more arid and extended than most of his pictures.
A mesmerizing Iranian film that keeps reminding us that the mysteries of life and death cannot be manipulated or controlled.
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