Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Year: 1990
Country: Iran
Language: Farsi
Subtitles: English
Length: 100 mins
Format: pal | R2
Colour: Colour
Aspect Ratio: 1.33: 1
Certificate: U
Alternate Title: Nema-Ye Nazdik

Synopsis

A brilliant exploration of the power of movies, Close-Up reconstructs the true story of a cinephile's attempt to become a filmmaker he admires. Hossein Sabzian introduces himself as celebrated Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and, under the pretext of working on a film project, enters the private life of a well-to-do Teheran family and eventually faces fraud charges. The film blends documentary and drama by featuring the actual people invovled and has a final scene that is described by Geoff Andrew as "one of the sharpest, funniest deconstructions of film from ever shot".

Special Features

- The Opening Day of Close-Up, by Nanni Moretti (Italy, 1996, 7 mins).