Close-up
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2010.
Format: DVD
Edition: Criterion.
Description: 2 videodiscs (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated well-known filmmaker, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence. Real people from the case play themselves. Includes commentary, featurette, a documentary on Hossein Sabzian, interviews, a booklet, and more.
Series: Criterion collection ; 519.
Other Authors:
Kiarostami, Abbas.
Zarrindast, Ali Reza.
Sabzian, Hossain.
Farazmand, Hassan.
Ahankhah, Abolfazl.
Ahankhah, Mehrdad.
Zanoozi, Nir Mohseni.
Mohseni, Ahmadreza.
Makhmalbāf, Muḥsin.
Rafie, Hassan.
Mansouri, Moslem.
Chokrollahi, Mahmoud.
Clubb, Issa.
Akrami, Jamsheed.
Janus Films.
Play Film (Firm)
Kānūn-i Parvarish-i Fikrī-i Kūdakān va Nawjavānān (Iran)
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Kiarostami, Abbas.
Zarrindast, Ali Reza.
Sabzian, Hossain.
Farazmand, Hassan.
Ahankhah, Abolfazl.
Ahankhah, Mehrdad.
Zanoozi, Nir Mohseni.
Mohseni, Ahmadreza.
Makhmalbāf, Muḥsin.
Rafie, Hassan.
Mansouri, Moslem.
Chokrollahi, Mahmoud.
Clubb, Issa.
Akrami, Jamsheed.
Janus Films.
Play Film (Firm)
Kānūn-i Parvarish-i Fikrī-i Kūdakān va Nawjavānān (Iran)
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Contents:
Disc 1. Close-up (1990, 98 min.) -- The traveler (1974, ca. 73 min.) and special features. Disc 2. Special features.
Subjects:
Impersonation -- Drama.
Deception -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Drama.
Iran -- Social conditions -- 1979-1997.
Tehran (Iran) -- Drama.
Impersonation -- Drama.
Deception -- Drama.
Mistaken identity -- Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Drama.
Iran -- Social conditions -- 1979-1997.
Tehran (Iran) -- Drama.
ISBN:
9781604652819
UPC: 715515058612
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD FOREIGN Close-up | Wheatley (Shandon) | DVD | In |
Videorecording.
Disc one, 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.
Disc two, Special features: "Close-up" long shot -- video interview with Kiarostami -- "A walk with Kiarostami", documentary.
DVD.
Persian dialogue; English subtitles.
Disc one, 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.
Disc two, Special features: "Close-up" long shot -- video interview with Kiarostami -- "A walk with Kiarostami", documentary.
DVD.
Persian dialogue; English subtitles.