Close-up
(DVD)

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed.
Language
per
UPC
715515058612, 00715515058612

Notes

General Note
Feature film on disc 1 is 98 minutes.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
General Note
Features: audio commentary by Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum, authors of Abbas Kiarostami; "The traveler," director Abbas Kiarostami's first feature; "'Close-up' long shot," a documentary on Close-up's central figure, Hossein Sabzian, six years after the film; new video interview with Kiarostami; "A walk with Kiarostami" (2003), a documentary portrait of the director by Iranian film professor Jamsheed Akrami; new and improved English subtitle translation; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Godfrey Cheshire.
Participants/Performers
Hosein Sabzian, Hassan Farazmand, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Houshang Shamai, Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Description
Based on the real-life case of Hossein Sabzian and re-enacted by the actual people involved in the original case, a man impersonates a famous director to insinuate himself into a wealthy family he has just met.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, full screen, region 1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In Persian with English subtitles.

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