Friday, January 27, 2023
The Koker Trilogy
- Commentary: Under construction.
The films in this trilogy are:
Where Is the Friend's House?
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Babak Ahmadpour Ahmad Ahmadpour Ahmed Ahmadpour Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh Khodabaksh Defai Teacher Iran Outari Mother Ayat Ansari Father Sadika Tohidi Persian Neighbour Biman Mouafi Ali, Neighbour Ali Jamali Grandfather's Friend
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1987
And Life Goes On
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Farhad Kheradmand Director Buba Bayour Puya Hossein Rezai Hossein Hocine Rifahi Hocine
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1992
Through the Olive Trees
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Mohamad Ali Keshavarz Film Director Farhad Kheradmand Farhad Zarifeh Shiva Mrs. Shiva Hossein Rezai Hossein Tahereh Ladanian Tahereh Hocine Redai Hocine Zahra Nourouzi Kouly's Daughter Nosrat Bagheri Achiz(as Nasret Betri) Azim Aziz Nia Azim Ostadvali Babaei Teacher (as Astadouli Babani) N. Boursadiki Tahra Khodabakhsh Defaei Teacher (as Kheda Barech Defai)
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1994
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the trilogy.
All Films Directed by Abbas Kiarostami.
Labels: §6, Criterion5
Rashomon
- Commentary: Under construction.
One of Roger Ebert's Great Movies.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Toshirô Mifune Tajômaru Machiko Kyô Masako Kanazawa Masayuki Mori Takehiro Kanazawa Takashi Shimura Woodcutter Minoru Chiaki Priest Kichijirô Ueda Commoner Noriko Honma Medium Daisuke Katô Policeman
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1950
Directed by Akira Kurosawa in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa.
Labels: akira-kurosawa, courtroom, Criterion5, legal, mystery3, toshirô-mifune
