Nimā-yi nazdīk = Close-Up
April 21, 2011Close-Up
Call Number: DVD00736
by Abbas Kiarostami; ʻAlī Rizā Zarrīn; Hussain Sabzīān; Muḥsin Makhmalbāf; Facets Video (Firm);\
Format: DVD
Language: Farsi dialogue with English subtitles
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : [Distributed by] Facets Video, [2001]
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1990 (100 min). Special features include: video interview with Abbas Kiraostami (ca. 10 min.) and filmographies of Kiarostami and Makhmalbaf.
Summary: True story of Hossain Sabzian, an unemployed movie buff who finds himself mistaken for the enigmatic director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The misunderstanding takes on a life of its own and Sabzian ends up in jail where his trial is filmed by Kiarostami, blurring the lines between documentary and drama. Many of the people involved in the incident play themselves in the film.
OCLC #: 49407085
Added: April 21, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
