Five (2004)
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Genres - Avant-garde / Experimental, Nature |
Sub-Genres - Natural Environments |
Run Time - 74 min. |
Countries - France, Iran, Japan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami pays homage to Yasujiro Ozu, the brilliant Japanese filmmaker whose spare but evocative style has been a major influence on Kiarostami's work, with this non-narrative visual experiment. Five features five extended single-shot sequences shot along a seashore, in which Kiarostami, through framing and subtle camera movement, finds different moods and feelings in each shot, lending them a personal and distinctive touch. Shot on digital video, Five was screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival shortly before opening in French theaters in the spring of that year.