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Gabbeh

  • 19961996
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.5K
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Shaghayeh Djodat in Gabbeh (1996)
A young woman torn between the traditions of her people and and the desire for her lover in this trailer
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When an old couple washes their gabbeh - a type of Persian rug - a young woman magically appears and tells them her life story.When an old couple washes their gabbeh - a type of Persian rug - a young woman magically appears and tells them her life story.When an old couple washes their gabbeh - a type of Persian rug - a young woman magically appears and tells them her life story.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  • Writer
    • Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  • Stars
    • Shaghayeh Djodat
    • Hossein Moharami
    • Rogheih Moharami
  • Director
    • Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  • Writer
    • Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  • Stars
    • Shaghayeh Djodat
    • Hossein Moharami
    • Rogheih Moharami
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

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    Shaghayeh Djodat
    • Gabbeh
    Hossein Moharami
    • Old Man
    Rogheih Moharami
    • Old Woman
    Abbas Sayah
    • Uncle
    Parvaneh Ghalandari
    • Director
      • Mohsen Makhmalbaf
    • Writer
      • Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Iran's submission for 70th Academy Awards.
    • Connections
      Featured in Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait (1996)

    User reviews37

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    9/10
    This is a visually stunning film.
    This visually stunning film tells the story of an old couple's gabbeh-a finely crafted Persian carpet. One day when they go to a nearby spring to wash the carpet, an attractive young woman appears suddenly and mysteriously-she is the apotheosis of the people whose tale is told in the carpet's woof and warp.

    The film is a surrealistic folk tale. As she helps the old woman wash the carpet, the young woman (the spirit of the carpet) begins the tale of her life, which becomes the film's story. The film's charm lies in the magical use of color and water to tell a story. Young girls are everywhere in native dresses that complement the picturesque scenery with as many dabs of color as a French impressionist painting. The filmmaker here is an artist, adept at sunsets, drifting cotton-white clouds on a pristine blue canvas. Pastels, ultramarines, burnt siennas, ochres-there is a sensuous joy in the very colors of the earth and sky.

    The world of the film is a kaleidoscope of color. Exotic birds appear from nowhere like bursts of sunset. Young women dress in native Iranian costumes of reds, golds, blues, and greens. And through it all, the sounds of flowing water, like little bells or delicate wind chimes, is given a palpable presence.

    The Persian carpet, no longer mute, beguiles the viewer with its simple, haunting tale of people and places at once so ancient and new. The wolf-like howls of a young woman's lover merge with the sound of the water as it rills and flows over stones, pebbles, and sand. The water is itself a comment on the people whose lives are lived within its boundaries. The magical and surrealistic elements of the peasant girl's story weave themselves into a fairy-tale. What enchantment there is in a young woman's quest for love and continuity. The very air is rich with the colors, sights, and sounds-the spices and incense of the Near East.
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    • tlarry858
    • Dec 25, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
    • Official site
      • sourehcinema
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Hayatın Renkleri
    • Filming locations
      • Iran
    • Production companies
      • MK2 Productions
      • Sanaye Dasti
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $532,629
    • Gross worldwide
      • $532,629
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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