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Nema-ye Nazdik (1990)
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Abbas Kiarostami (writer)
Release Date:
30 October 1991 (France)
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Plot:
Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Ali Sabzian enters a well-to-do family in Teheran...
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2 wins
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This is a masterpiece, one of the most original films ever made
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ... | Himself |
| 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 |
| Abbas Kiarostami | ... | Himself (voice) |
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Argentina:90 min | USA:100 min
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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 1991 (#05).
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Featured in Il giorno della prima di Close Up (1996)
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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.