Tuesday, 4 January 2011
At a time when Malaysians are releasing only (a) horror movies; or (b) spoofs of horror movies, this Iranian film opens on Thursday
Song of Sparrows has taken three years to reach our shores but I'm sure is worth a look on the big screen.
I enjoyed Majid Majidi's previous films Children of Heaven, The Colour of Paradise and Baran. Yes, you may say they're sentimental, somewhat manipulative but - mon Dieu! (masya-Allah!) - that shot of the man running with the blue door alone (1:34) is enough to make us see how Cinema can connect, when it cares enough to.
For the record (not that anyone's asking) my favourite Iranian film is A Moment of Innocence by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. I also heart Sara by Dariush Mehrjui (starring the incandescent Niki Karimi), Offside by Jafar Panahi and Men at Work by Mani Haghighi (from a story by Abbas Kiarostami).
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Baran is brilliantly shot. The scene in construction site is definetely of of my favorite.
bestnyer citer nih.... mana nak tgk?
Mulai hari nih di GSC Midvalley, 1Utama & Pavilion.
mon Dieu! wohoo!!! akhirnya, sesuatu yg masuk akal..
watched "children of heaven" when i was in sekolah rendah with my other younger brothers.. huhu.. :'( one of my all-time fave..
NXT, let's demand "Mooz-Lum" @ our local cinemas!
watched song of sparrows ytdy
not recommended for malays with limited creative and critical brain function :p
there's one scene where the protagonist was instructing some worker to move the ostriches to another location. the method they used is similar to what our government is doing to malaysians: blindfold them, and move them backward :|
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