Close-Up

Week 13. The Close- Up directed by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf in 1990 , it released in the United States in 1999. This film has a very unuqiue foudation to say the least. I have been very interested in Middle Eastern film , to me it seems the most sincere in sending out political movements and or their way of life. This film was a true story and I loved it even more. Ali Sabzian was on the bus reading a book by Makhmalbaf and a young lady is in admiration of this director and al of his work. Ali the decides to pretend to be Makhmalbaf to impress her but it was not the best idea. I fel like they could have connected over both of their intrest in the filmmaker. He becomes overly friendly with her and her family that he tells her that he is making another film. Soon after the family discovers he is a liar and then is arrested for fraud. The thing I find so beautiful about this film is that it took a different approach. During the time of the film there had just been a war in Iraq. Most times I have offtend associated Middle Eastern films with war or some type of combat film. They really walked away with So seeing this I was kinda glued to the television and I was unsure of what was happening at first. It seemed like some early version of a reenactement by the actual people mixed with documentary but whatever this is classified as I loved it. I showed this to my aunt and she thought it was rather good that the director pulled away from the ordinary and gave us a materpiece.