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Movie Reviews of Baran
Movie Review: Another Iranian gem
Summary: 5 Stars
I happened upon Iranian cinema a few years ago. Prior to this I rarely
thought about Iran, if at all. Baran has become a favorite of mine for
the simple reason that it connects with the viewer viscerally, tapping
the verities written long ago within all of us, highlighting our
commonality rather than our supposedly irreconcilable differences. It's
all plausible now.
I like this film for many reasons. One is that I grew up shy, and
Lateef's advances towards his new found love -- while stretching
credulity with some reviewers -- perfectly captures the fits and starts
of attending to one's heart's desire, looking into another human's eyes,
and sensing a vast gulf that first must be crossed.
It strikes me that nations are sometimes in this position, too,
separated by historical events, but unlike improbable lovers, a mutual
respect seems even less likely. While art can't usher in utopia here on
earth, it can start to chip away at the impediments we as societies find
ourselves constrained by. Baran is a film of great beauty, a small
masterpiece not unlike a series of paintings, displaying a richness of
images and ideas.
Baran is rewarding on many levels, and based on the numerous positive
reviews, you, too, may find it compelling and memorable. A film to
share with dearest of friends.
Movie Review: If only, all men were like Lateef...
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is on my top 10 list of favorites. True, Lateef is a trouble-maker; but the tender side of him is genuine; and his love and sacrifice for Baran is well...heavenly. I did wonder after watching it, if there's such a man out there like him.
I was moved to tears when Lateef cried and begged for his money from Memar (his boss). What a man! Yes, I refrain from describing him as a kid because, he was actually a man deeply in love.
There were too many scenes that were moving; that I found myself skipping back to the scene to see it again. But I will list a few scenes:
~The tea and sugar for Lateef scene
~Lateef waiting for his bread from Baran during lunch break
~Finding the hair clip with a strand of hair
~The hands scene near the end when Lateef helped Baran pick up the vegetables from the ground
~The shoe scene as if it was a Cinderella story
Here's a quote from the wise shoe repairman: "From the hot fire of being apart comes the flame that burns the heart."
I would have liked that both characters stared longer at each other during the "hands scene". Heck! Lateef should have asked for Baran's hand in marriage.
Oh well...I didn't write and make the movie and it's still 2 thumbs up for me. I loved the movie.
"The Children of Heaven" is just as beautiful.
Movie Review: Tender, heartbreaking film, just like life can be at times...
Summary: 5 Stars
Abbas Kiarostami is generally the face of Iranian cinema in cinema circles. While he is a great director, there is another master working in Iran, and his name is Majid Majidi. This is one of his most poetic, moving, understated, and quietly brilliant films. It is a unique love story dealing with Iran and Afgani refugees fleeing the Taliban and the civil war in their country. It shows the complexity of the situation in this region without resorting to boring political talk. A young teenage Iranian, who is really kind of a cock up, ends up falling in love with an Afgani refugee who is pretending to be a boy. She is working on a construction site so she can earn money for her family. The young man cannot (for religious reasons and also because he's the only one who knows the girl's real identity) show his love for this girl, and it leads to a very sad conclusion. This is a really remarkable film, told with grace and subtlety. Most, if not all, Iranian films I've seen have this other worldly, poetic quality to them. They are immensely poetic and humanistically told, without any violence, sex, or profane language. Someone commented on Children of Heaven, another masterpiece from Madiji, that people should watch films from Iran, so you can discover the other side of the country, rather than the mindless depiction the MSM gives you. This is a great film to start with.Movie Review: There are few "must see's"....this is one
Summary: 5 Stars
I was not really aware of Majid Majidi until I took a chance on this movie the first time. It is a strikingly beautiful movie, a simple story deftly told. Not much happens in it......not much has to.
Baran is the story of hard-nosed, selfish kid named Lateef whose cynical view of the world is changed once he makes a discovery about the "son" of one of the worker's who is out injured. He is tough on the son at first until he makes the discovery that the "he" is actually a she, trying to provide for the family now that the father is hurt. It is a love affair without very many words being uttered between the two. I won't say too much more so I don't spoil the entire story but this movie trancends language. You forget you are reading subtitles. It is a beautiful work, both in the story told within and the stunning cinematography.
Hollywood could learn something from watching this movie. Buy it.....cinema is alive and well!
Movie Review: one of the best films i have seen
Summary: 5 Stars
this film is a great watch! something in this would apply to everyone.
the movie is full of subtleties that you almost have to watch it carefully several times, to pick up on all the great moments and appreciate them. the girl in the film who is one of the main characters does a great job of showing the suffering and efforts of refugees, women in a society dominated by men, and children living in poor conditions. she doesnt speak once throughout the entire film, yet her story is clear, and you feel she has told you her entire life history.
the movie highlights the forgotton, or ignored plight of afghans living as refugees. this particular film shows the situation as it took place in iran, where many afghans fled following the soviet invasion.
i recommend this to all. the film is in farsi with subtitles, but this doesnt make it a film that only applies to a foreign audience who understands the original dialect, this will touch you.