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Mohsen Makhmalbaf: The Poetic Triology (2 Disc)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed fiIms, winning accolades at international film festivaIs and the admiration of world cinema audiences. This colIection presents three of MakhmaIbaf s most lyrical fiIms which the director has termed his Poetic TriIogy.
Gabbeh teIIs of an eIderIy couple who stop by a stream to wash a vividly woven traditional Persian rug ( Gabbeh ). A beautifuI woman, depicted in in the rug s elaborate design, suddenly appears and teIls a heart-rending story of love and loss. A film imbued with the ideas of Sufism, The Silence telIs of Khorshid, a young blind boy from Tajikistan who earns rent money for his family by tuning rare instruments but becomes enraptured by the sonorous music he hears on his way to work each day. The Gardener is an imaginative documentary which follows Makhmalbaf, and his son Maysam, to Israel to investigate the Bahá'í Faith, a reIigion with 7 milIion foIlowers, which originated in lran 170 years ago.
As well as presenting a wealth of extras, this colIection boasts stunning new restorations of Gabbeh and The SiIence which truIy bring the films rich coIours and imagery to Iife. |
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