The Koker Trilogy - The Criterion Collection

Iranian master abbas kiarostami's poetic trilogy of tales that blend reality and fiction. Abbas kiarostami taste of cherry first came to international attention for this wondrous, slyly self-referential series of films set in the rural northern-iranian town of koker. Poised delicately between fiction and documentary, comedy and tragedy, the lyrical fables in the koker trilogy exemplify both the gentle humanism and playful sleight of hand that define the director's sensibility. With each successive film, kiarostami takes us deeper into the behind-the-scenes reality of the film that preceded it, heightening our understanding of the complex network of human relationships that sustain both a movie set and a village. The result is a gradual outward zoom that reveals the cosmic majesty and mystery of ordinary life.Includes:where is the friend's house 1987 the first film in abbas kiarostami's sublime, interlacing koker trilogy takes a simple premise A boy searches for the home of his classmate, whose school notebook he has accidentally taken And transforms it into a miraculous, child's-eye adventure of the everyday. As our young hero zigzags determinedly across two towns, aided and sometimes misdirected by those he encounters, his quest becomes both a revealing portrait of rural iranian society in all its richness and complexity and a touching parable about the meaning of personal responsibility. Sensitive and profound, where is the friend's house is shot through with all the ...

Iranian master abbas kiarostami's poetic trilogy of tales that blend reality and fiction. Abbas kiarostami taste of cherry first came to international attention for this