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"The Pear Tree"
1998
Directed by Dariush Mehrjui
In this Iranian psychodrama from Dariush Mehrjui, a
renowned author (Homayoun Ershadi) is suffering from writer's block. In
flashbacks, we return to the bright and colorful Tehran of his childhood in
the late 1940s, when a shy 11-year-old boy was completely in awe of his
14-year-old cousin (Golshifteh Farahani). She was a tomboy, but also a
ravishing beauty--and now she's his muse. With The Pear Tree, or
Derakhte Golabi, Mehrjui offers a haunting, autobiographical account of
childhood and a testament to the power of memory. Winner of the Silver Hugo
at the Chicago International Film Festival. Persian with English subtitles. 96 minutes. |
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