tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8556463324860997662..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Family LifeSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88631758457584715632012-12-12T08:59:18.490-06:002012-12-12T08:59:18.490-06:00Right now, Iranian cinema is the most interesting ...Right now, Iranian cinema is the most interesting national cinema there is.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89728323771925270122012-12-11T16:55:01.300-06:002012-12-11T16:55:01.300-06:00This is a film that I saw. It was pretty good. If ...This is a film that I saw. It was pretty good. If you like this, check out LELIA. Same actress, director of THE COW, deals with the tensions of a marriage, but from a different perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21498666674149925312012-12-05T17:48:39.979-06:002012-12-05T17:48:39.979-06:00The potential Kiarostami connection didn't bot...The potential Kiarostami connection didn't bother me, but I like his films quite a bit. <br /><br />I suppose what surprises me most about this look at modern Iranian society is just how completely normal it is. Certainly there are differences, but there are differences between the U.S. and England, too.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21755025305507643752012-12-05T11:39:00.251-06:002012-12-05T11:39:00.251-06:00I found myself both engrossed and confounded by th...I found myself both engrossed and confounded by the Iranian judicial system. This film was quite educational for me, and I feel as though I got an open view of what Iranian society is like today. When I initially read about this movie in The New Yorker I was intrigued but a bit skeptical about whether I would like it. I was concerned it would lean heavily on Kiarostami (who I find exceedingly boring), but Asghar Farhadi's film is gripping. Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40502905187289301942012-12-03T10:53:28.911-06:002012-12-03T10:53:28.911-06:00I agree--the main reason the characters are so goo...I agree--the main reason the characters are so good is that they are three-dimensional.<br /><br />I agree with you on the "desert nation" idea. Every time I see an Iranian film, I'm always surprised at how green it is. I had the same reaction to <i>Through the Olive Trees</i> and <i>Gabbeh</i>, too. And Tehran just looks like a city in Europe in a lot of ways.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84246952487720453512012-12-03T09:16:23.670-06:002012-12-03T09:16:23.670-06:00I liked the twists and turns of the story, and as ...I liked the twists and turns of the story, and as you say, interesting to see Iranian domestic life.<br />You are probably right that some of the story elements are not so different from the western world, and I'm pretty sure that's the filmmakers intent; to humanize a country westerners often are skeptical of.<br />I had this idea in my head that Iran was a desert country, then I watched Color of Paradise (1999) and realized it is lush and green in some areas, so that was an eye-opener.<br />And that's a gret comment bu Chip, these characters are multifaceted.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-33430109903329993602012-12-02T21:11:48.511-06:002012-12-02T21:11:48.511-06:00That's exactly it--I undertand exactly why eve...That's exactly it--I undertand exactly why everyone acts the way he or she does. That's what really makes the film work.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57251513566615780342012-12-02T16:29:38.356-06:002012-12-02T16:29:38.356-06:00Good review. I agree that no one is lily white in...Good review. I agree that no one is lily white in this movie, nor is anyone hissingly evil. Everyone's actions, except maybe the guy with anger-management issues, is understandable and people may admit to themselves that they might have done the same thing in that situation.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com