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Like Someone in Love (Abbas Kiarostami)

  • 17-06-2013 6:55pm
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    johnny_ultimate
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBIDYcFOg3A


    Abbas Kiarostami's dreamy, gorgeous Tokyo-set Like Someone in Love is out this week, so probably worth flagging it as it could well get lost in a busy release schedule of both arthouse and mainstream releases.

    Anyway, I know a few people on here got to see it at JDIFF, and hopefully more people will get the opportunity to see it now that it's on limited release. It, like most Kiarostami films, has and will prove divisive, but I have to admit I completely fell for it. Each extended, masterly paced scene is like a brilliant short film - the stunning taxi journey particularly - but come together to form a thematically provocative whole that raises interesting questions about identity, relationships and cinematic form. What makes it stand out is that the film in many ways poses more questions than it answers, and I don't think any filmmaker quite so successfully encourages the viewer to engage with their work on a deep, inquisitive level. Kiarostami's trust in us is absolute.

    Even when some of the meanings remain casually elusive, it is very much the production of a master craftsman completely in control of their images. More than anything, it is a film of moods, and deeply evocative in that regard. It's a unique experience well worth taking the risk on if you get the chance!


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