ABC Africa (DVD) Abbas Kiarostami

Description: Further DetailsTitle: ABC AfricaFormat: DVDCondition: NewNumber Of Discs: 1Genre: DocumentaryActors: Abbas KiarostamiAudio Language: Persian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)Runtime: 1 hour and 24 minutesRegion Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)Studio: New YorkerSubtitle Language: EnglishCertificate: UnratedDescription: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION "Of all the movies I've seen this year, the one that has stayed most strongly in my mind is Abbas Kiarostami's ABC Africa." (Martin Scorsese) Over the course of a ten-day visit to Uganda, Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry and The Wind Will Carry Us) uses his camera to capture and caress the faces of a thousand orphans. Although a documentary about the ravages of AIDS and civil war in Uganda may seem at first like a radical departure, one of the most remarkable things about ABC Africa is the way that Iran's most celebrated auteur makes such unlikely material very much his own. In true Kiarostami style, an impressionistic, deceptively simple record of a journey becomes the film itself. This striking visual poem is full of echoes from his oeuvre: the hypnotic tracking shots from car windows, the dirt-road villages, the majestic landscapes and, above all, the emphasis on the resilience and resourcefulness of children. Alternately heartbreaking and optimistic, ABC Africa records a people struggling to survive. Filled with laughter and music, and pulsing with life, Kiarostami's vision attests to Africa's sunny spirit REVIEW "Brimming with vital visual imagery and suffused with an exhilarating spirit of courage and endurance..." -- Ann Hornaday, Washington Post "Remarkable... the most accessible film to date by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami." -- Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader "Shattering... Profound... One of the ten best films of the year." -- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune "Surprisingly cheerful." -- J. Hoberman, The Village Voice "You come away...hopeful... and illuminated." -- A.O. Scott, The New York TimesDVDs ARE REGION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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