Type:
Documentary
Director:
Abbas Kiarostami
Year:
2004
Time:
74 minutes
Produced by:
Marin Karmitz, Ali Reza, Shoja-Nuri & Makoto Ueda
Written by:
Abbas Kiarostami
Edited by:
Abbas Kiarostami
Language:
No Dialogue
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"Contemplative cinema that generates its own hypnotic, therapeutic fascination. . . "
- Screen International
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Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (A Taste Of Cherry, Through The Olive Trees) pays homage to Yasujiro Ozu, the brilliant Japanese filmmaker whose spare but evocative style has been a major influence on Kiarostami's work. Canny and sublime, the 74-minute film is comprised of five long, apparently single takes of a beach on the Caspian Sea, all focusing on the ocean, comprised of virtually no camera movement and enveloped in rapturous natural sound. Richly poetic and shot on a hand-held DV camera, the film features five extended, apparently single-take sequences.
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