Close-up Nema-ye nazdik
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Nema-ye nazdik Criterion Collection, [2010]., [Irvington, N.Y.] :
Edition
Special edition double-DVD set, full screen version.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (98 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Status
Northwest Reno Library - DVD / Blu-rays
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Published
Nema-ye nazdik Criterion Collection, [2010]., [Irvington, N.Y.] :
Format
DVD
Edition
Special edition double-DVD set, full screen version.
Language
per
UPC
715515058612

Notes

General Note
Originally produced in Iran and released in 1990.
General Note
Based on a true story.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. New, restored high-definition digital transfer -- Audio commentary by Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum, authors of Abbas Kiarostami -- The traveler, director Abbas Kiarostami's first feature -- New and improved English subtitle translation. Disc 2. "Close-up" long shot, a documentary on Close-up's central figure, Hossein Sabzian, six years after the film -- New video interview with Abbas Kiarostami -- A walk with Kiarostami, a documentary portrait of the director by Iranian film professor Jamsheed Akrami.
General Note
Accompanying booklet includes an essay by film critic Godfrey Cheshire.
Creation/Production Credits
Close-up: cinematographer, Ali Reza Zarrindast ; film editor, Abbas Kiarostami ; music, Kambiz Roushanavan.
Creation/Production Credits
The traveler: cinematographer, Firuz Malekzadeh ; music, Kambiz Roshanravan. "Close-up" long shot: Cinematographer, Farzin Khosrowshahi ; film editor, Nasrollah Sheibani ; music, Shahrokh Khadjenouri. Abbas Kiarostami: film editors, Anne Alvergue, Chris Ramey ; camera, Aziz El-Attar. A walk with Kiarostami: film editor, Jamsheed Akrami ; camera, Donal Gilligan.
Participants/Performers
Close-up: Hossain Sabzian, Hassan Farazmand, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Nir Mohseni Zanoozi, Ahmadreza Mohseni, Moshen Makhmalbaf.
Participants/Performers
The traveler: Masud Zandbegleh, Hassan Darabi, Mostafa Tari, Hassan Arab. "Close-up" long shot: Hossein Sabzian, Fatemeh Sabzian, Nemat Ebadi, residents of the village of Yabr. Abbas Kiarostami: interviewer, Tarik Benbrahim. A walk with Kiarostami: interviewer, Jamsheed Akrami.
Description
Close-Up is the true story of Hossain Sabzian, a poor, underemployed, divorced, father of two. He is obsessed with the cinema. In 1989, Sabzian convinced the Ahankhah family that he was Iranian filmmaker Moshen Makhmalbaf (The Silence) and that he would cast them in his next film. Eventually, the family caught on to the ruse and contacted the authorities, leading to Sabzian's arrest. A journalist wrote a column about the incident that Kiarostami read. The director quickly put together a crew and set about to film the trial as well as restage previous events, but with a twist: Sabzian, the Ahankhahs, and the others involved played themselves. Thus, the film is an amalgamation of documentary and drama that questions the very nature and purpose of film, forces audiences to contemplate the basic experience of moviegoing, and in the process redefined how Iranian cinema saw itself.
Target Audience
Not rated by the MPAA.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
Feature film in Persian; optional subtitles in English.
Awards
Montreal Festival of New Cinema, 1990: Quebec Film Critics Award.
Awards
Istanbul International Film Festival, 1992: FIPRESCI Prize.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kiarostami, A., Zarrin, A. R., Sabzian, H., Farazmand, H., Ahankhah, A., Ahankhah, M., Zanoozi, N. M., Mohseni, A., Makhmalbāf, M., Zarrindast, A. R., Roushanavan, K., Rafie, H., Mansouri, M., Chokrollahi, M., Clubb, I., & Akrami, J. (2010). Close-up: Nema-ye nazdik (Special edition double-DVD set, full screen version.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Abbas, Kiarostami et al.. 2010. Close-up: Nema-ye Nazdik. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Abbas, Kiarostami et al.. Close-up: Nema-ye Nazdik Criterion Collection, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kiarostami, Abbas,, et al. Close-up: Nema-ye Nazdik Special edition double-DVD set, full screen version., Criterion Collection, 2010.

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