Abbas Kiarostami Rare Old Films (10 DVDs)

Though Kiarostami emerged in the West as a major filmmaker in the early '90s--with films like Close-Up and Through the Olive Trees--he had already been making films in Iran for two decades. Born on June 22nd 1940 in Tehran, Kiarostami was interested in the arts from an early age.

Following 14 films are in this amazing package of 10 DVDs for only $69:

1- Traveler (Mosafer), in Farsi with no subtitles مسافر

2- Homework (Mashgh e Shab), in Farsi with no subtitles مشق شب

3- Two solutions for one problem, with Eng. subtitles دو راه حل برای یک مسأله

4- The bread and the alley (Naan va Koocheh), no dialogue نان و کوچه

5- The Chorus (Hamsarayan), in Farsi with Eng. Subtitles همسرایان

6- Recess (Zang e Tafrih), no dialgue زنگ تفریح

7- An school experiment (Ghaziyeh shekle aval...), with no subs.قضیه

8- Life and nothing else, in Farsi with Eng. subs.زندگی و دیگر هیچ

9- Closeup (Namaye Nazdik), in Farsi with Eng. subtitlesنمای نزدیک

10- Ten (Dah), in Farsi with Eng. subtitles ده

11- A dress for wedding, with French Subs. لباسی برای عروسی

12- Experience (Tajrobeh), In Farsi with French subtitles تجربه

13- Shirin, one of his newer films, with Eng. subtitles شیرین

14- Cinema our time, in Farsi with French subtitles سینمای زمان ما

Most of these films are not sold anywhere else! A must have movie package!
Suggested retail price: $179  , on sale for only $69

1- Traveler (Mosafer), in Farsi with no subtitles

A grade-school-age boy, neglected by his parents, lies, cheats, and steals to accumulate enough money to afford a bus ride to a large city and a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play

2- Homework (Mashghe Shab), in Farsi with no subtitles

A nice documentary about parenting in Iran, from the child's point of view, in as much as it pesents the parents attitudes to their children regarding education

3- Two solutions to one problem, in Farsi with Eng subtitles

A short film about two school friends

4- The bread and the alley, no dialogues

The 10 minute film begins with a boy returning home through empty semi-urban alleys holding bread he has purchased for the family. He is merrily kicking an empty can as boy would a football. Suddenly a growling stray dog is in his way. The boy freezes in fear. He waits for someone to give him company to negotiate the alley. An old partly deaf man comes and the boy picks up the courage to follow him. But the old man enters a door in the alley and the boy is in square one:

5- The Chorus, in Farsi with Eng subtitles

This is one of Abbas Kiarostami's finest short works. With the minimum of elements and every pound of sensibility and grace he could afford

6- Recess (Zange Tafrih) - 1972

7- An school experiment (Ghaziyeh shekle aval) in Farsi with no subtitles

A group of students are kicked out of the class for not giving the name of an student who

made some noise while teacher was drawing on the board and now Kiarostami asks some of their parents as well as some of the famous people of politics of education in 1980 Iran about their opinion about the student's behavior:

8- Life and nothing else, in Farsi with Eng subtitles

Made after one of the biggest earthquakes in North Iran in late 1990'a:

 

9- Closeup (Namaye Nazdik) in Farsi with Eng subtitles

compassionate and brain-teasing.." "a hugely skilful work of cinematic origami

 

10- Ten (Dah), in Farsi with Eng subtitles

 

11- A suit for wedding, in Farsi with French subtitles

One of Kiarostami's old short films. In Farsi with French subtitles

 

12- Experience (Tajrobeh), in Farsi with French subtitles

One of Kiarostami's earlier films. In Farsi with English subtitles

 

13- Shirin, in Farsi with Eng subtitles

Shirin was shot during a performance of a play based on Farrideh Golbou's narrative poem Khosrow e Shirin, a love story in which an artist and an emperor both vie for the hand of a queen from Armenia. However, what is happening on stage is never seen; instead, Kiarostami trains his camera on the 113 actresses watching the performance (one of whom is French actress Juliette Binoche, while the others are artists from Iran). We see the story as it is reflected in the reaction of the spectators, who laugh, cry and become drawn into the emotions of the tale that is played out before them. Shirin was an official selection at the 2008 Venice Film Festival.:

 

14- Cinema, Our time, in Farsi with French subtitles

This is a documentary made in which Abbas Kiarostami travels to different parts of Iran to find the actors who played in his previous films such as "Traveler, Homework, Where's friend's home, through the Olive trees. Probably the best documentary on Kiarostami. More than 90 minutes