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Close-Up (1990)
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Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home of a well-to-do family in Tehran, promising it a prominent part in his next movie. The actual ... See full summary »

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Hossain Sabzian ...
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Abolfazl Ahankhah ...
Himself
Mehrdad Ahankhah ...
Himself
Monoochehr Ahankhah ...
Himself
Mahrokh Ahankhah ...
Herself
Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi ...
Herself
Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni ...
Family Friend
Hossain Farazmand ...
Reporter
Hooshang Shamaei ...
Taxi Driver
Mohammad Ali Barrati ...
Soldier
Davood Goodarzi ...
Sergeant
Haj Ali Reza Ahmadi ...
Judge
Hassan Komaili ...
Court Recorder
Davood Mohabbat ...
Court Recorder
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Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home of a well-to-do family in Tehran, promising it a prominent part in his next movie. The actual people involved in the incident re-enact the actual events, followed by the footage from the actual trial that took place. Written by Sam Tabibnia <samtab@uclink.berkeley.edu>

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$2,670 (USA) (31 December 1999)

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$2,670 (USA) (31 December 1999)
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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 1991 (#05). See more »

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This is a masterpiece, one of the most original films ever made
3 February 2005 | by See all my reviews

Close-up tells the true story of a man arrested for impersonating Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film is a joy made up of mostly real footage of the trial and interviews with all involved, and also re-enactments of real events by the actual people involved. The film comes across as a portrait of a film-lover, as Hossain Sabzian defends his reasons for his impersonation in court with Kiarostami as the judge (literally) and the audience as jury, praying for a light sentence for Sabzian. Sabzian comes across as a screen legend, his innocence draws us to identify with him, a sweet man with a passion for films and family. Close-up literally bursts with originality, breaking the line between documentary and fiction with fantastic innovation, whilst still remaining light-hearted, humorous and easy viewing for anyone.


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