Wind will carry us tells the story of behzad, the documentary director, who travels with his crew from tehran to the tiny remote village of siah dareh where they hope to. Abbas kiarostami and was embraced by critics in its screening at the 1999 venice film festival. The title is a reference to a poem written by the modern iranian poet forough farrokhzad. I am unable to grasp the greatness of abbas kiarostami. A retrospective film series behzad, keyvan, ali and.
The wind will carry us slowly casts its transporting spell as writerdirector abbas kiarostami explores ineffable themes with patience and grace. The full conversation will be available on our bluray and dvd release of the wind will carry us, along with a feature length audio commentary track by critic jonathan rosenbaum and scholar mehrnaz. The wind will carry us 2000 stream and watch online. Oct 01, 1982 his first novel, carry the wind, won the medicine pipe bearers award from the western writers of america, and his subsequent books, among them cry of the hawk, winter rain, dream catcher, and the sons of the plains trilogy, have appeared on bestseller lists. A mesmerizing iranian film that keeps reminding us that the mysteries of life and death cannot be manipulated or controlled. Apr 11, 2003 i am unable to grasp the greatness of abbas kiarostami. But the latter movie is much more visually beautifulso beautiful in fact that it isnt easy to see the forest for the trees. This idiosyncratic drama from iran begins as a jeep winds through the hills of kurdistan, containing an. Unfortunately for them, the moribund woman for whom the services are planned is in no rush to pass on, and. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Cohen film collection is part of the cohen media group.
The wind will carry us full movie watch online, stream or. An engineer behzad dourani awaits a womans death in a remote village. A bbas kiarostamis the wind will carry us, a quotation from the iranian poet forough farroukhzad, catches the viewer unawares with its meditative beauty, like an enigmatic lyric with a repetitive. Palme dor winningdirector abbas kiarostamis acclaimed film documents the arrival of an engineer and his colleagues from tehran in a remote village in. The wind will carry us 1999 the wind will carry us 1999. And as behzad points out to the 16yearold zeynab, it is not necessary to be a scholar in order to write and appreciate words like those in that poem. It is true those are only words, but they point in the right direction. Best movies like the wind will carry us bestsimilar. Released july 28th, 2000, the wind will carry us stars behzad dourani the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of 86 out of 100 on metacritic, which put together. The wind will carry us 1999 abbas kiarostami synopsis. Dec 23, 2017 abbas kiarostami presents an understated, honest, and introspective glimpse into the quiet dignity and celebration of everyday life in the wind will carry us.
Abbas kiarostami presents an understated, honest, and introspective glimpse into the quiet dignity and celebration of everyday life in the wind will carry us. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the abbas kiarostamidirected movie via subscription can be difficult. And as behzad points out to the 16yearold zeynab, it is not necessary to be a scholar in order to. Abbas kiarostami a lesson in cinema the wind will carry us, bad ma ra khahad bord. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. In nothing else do all of kiarostamis concerns come together in such a satisfying, complete whole. Another subtle, deceptively simple and richly rewarding work of genius from kiarostami, this venice prizewinner opens on a long shot of a car.
The wind will carry us times favorite theater button. The wind will carry us 1999 directed by abbas kiarostami. Abbas kiarostamis acclaimed film documents the arrival of an engineer and his colleagues from tehran in a remote. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. The 90 minute conversation included an overview of mr. Mar 21, 2014 irreverent city engineer behzad comes to a rural village in iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. The wind will carry us 2000 stream and watch online moviefone. A media engineer from tehran travels to a mountain village with camera crew in tow to document a ritual performed after the death of an elderly woman and soon finds himself drawn into the lives of the local residents. Kiarostami explores experiential moments that flourish within the space and quiet of. The wind will carry us, perhaps the most beautifully shot of all his films, may also be the most reliant on the directors ability to use nature as both a setting and. The wind will carry us kiarostami, 1999 three men who may or may not be part of a documentary film crew travel from tehran to a remote, rural village to observe the funeral of an elderly woman who is reportedly on her deathbed. Film festival, the wind will carry us takes the refined work of iranian helmer abbas kiarostami up another notch to ever more. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local.
For all the selfimportant claims certain experts have made on kiarostamis behalf, his films are anything but pompous. His first novel, carry the wind, won the medicine pipe bearers award from the western writers of america, and his subsequent books, among them cry of the hawk, winter rain, dream catcher, and the sons of the plains trilogy, have appeared on bestseller lists. A cramped carload of engineers are tootling through the sunbleached hillsides of iranian kurdistan, following directions to a. The wind will carry us is a 1999 iranian film by abbas kiarostami. Wind will carry us is an award winner film by abbas kiarostami. Abbas kiarostamis the wind will carry us opens with a journey. His brilliant movie the taste of cherry is a shaggydog tale about filmmaking and metaphysics that loops back on itself to discuss art and life in a most ingenious way. Irreverent city engineer behzad comes to a rural village in iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. The running joke in forsyths film was that mac peter riegert had to use a. The wind will carry us bad ma ra khahad bord 1999 abbas kiarostami, behzad dorani, noghre asadi, roushan karam elmi, drama. Norman holland on abbas kiarostami, the wind will carry us.
Haunting and visually stunning, the wind will carry us is an absorbing abstract meditation on life and death and the divisions between tradition and modernity that stands among kiarostami s best works. Only a filmmaker as gifted as abbas kiarostami could take the familiar fishoutofwater story and invest it with such fresh ideas. The wind will carry us 1999 the wind will carry us. Their problem is that they are approaching these films as though they were a hollywood entertainment, a story film. The wind will carry us slowly casts its transporting spell as writerdirector abbas kiarostami. And yet his filmsfor example his latest work, tenare meant not so much to be watched as to be written about. Nov 17, 2008 a film crew travels to a remote iranian village in order to document the unique burial rituals carried out for an old dying woman. A film crew travels to a remote iranian village in order to document the unique burial rituals carried out for an old dying woman. The wind will carry us is also a snake that bites its own tailor is it tale. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the wind will carry us near you. The wind will carry us times movie tickets fandango. Abbas kiarostami, the wind will carry us, bad ma ra khahad bord, 1999. Jan 20, 2018 a media engineer from tehran travels to a mountain village with camera crew in tow to document a ritual performed after the death of an elderly woman and soon finds himself drawn into the lives of the local residents. In recent years kiarostami has moved towards a more technically pareddown approach with works such as ten 2002, five 2003 and shirin 2008, and in that respect his 1999 film the wind will carry us bad ma ra khahad bord plays like the final feature of his preminimalist period, as well as being his last to be shot on 35mm film.
Venice film festival canada 12 september 1999 toronto international film festival italy 23 september 1999. It is a very interesting and compelling film that on the surface seems to be one of the most boring ever made. The image painted is largely based on the promotional poster, taken from a scene where the engineer hitches a ride from the village doctor to visit the ailing lady. The wind will carry us in my night, so brief, alas the wind is about to meet the leaves. Typically understated, the wind will carry usis less amusing than bemusing.
Austria october 1999 vienna international film festival spain october 1999 valladolid international film festival japan october 1999 tokyo film festival south korea october 1999 pusan international film festival greece november. The words bad ma ra khahad bord will remain with me forever. Aug 15, 2019 saturday, july 27 thursday, august 15, 2019. The wind will carry us takes the viewer on a journey through ancient iran into a small hidden village along the mountains and blanketed by beautiful valleys. Carrying away a large part of the critics at the venice intl. Kiarostamis sense of humor feels as dry as the countryside he depicts. The engineer starts reciting the poem the wind will carry us by iranian female poet and director forugh farrokhzad to occupy the waiting time. On april 7th 2014, cohen film collection cosponsored with the indiana university cinema in bloomington an onstage conversation between director abbas kiarostami.
In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit. Kiarostami gives the audience just a suggestion, encouraging them to feel and pay attention to the invisible, such as those eleven people in the film. The wind will carry us 1999, directed by abbas kiarostami. Wind will carry us tells the story of behzad, the documentary director, who travels with his crew from tehran to the tiny remote village of siah dareh where they hope to document an ancient funeral ritual.
His a taste of cherry 1997 won the palme dor at cannes, and the wind will carry us 1999 won the golden lion at venice. The wind will carry us is a kind of twin cousin to bill forsyths wry comedy local hero, in which a hightech american professional meets his match in a remote scottish fishing village. My night so brief is filled with devastating anguish hark. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he. The wind will carry us, perhaps the most beautifully shot of all his films, may also be the most reliant on the directors ability to use nature as both a setting and the ultimate means by which to underscore points. At the start of the wind will carry us, we watch a utility vehicle wend its way through winding roads shimmering in a landscape of red earth and golden fields dotted with bright green trees. In his 1999 feature, the wind will carry us, which i discuss in the clip above, kiarostami reflects on the practice of his own art by means of a protagonist who is a filmmaker from tehran en. A group of journalists working undercover as engineers arrive in a kurdish village to document local mourning rituals in anticipation of an old womans death. Kiarostamis repeated use of unseen characters and offcamera action reinforces the film s essential theme the inherent beauty of the mundane.
To be honest with such an exotic and unforeseen locale, i almost have a hard time deciphering whether this is one of kiarostamis most gorgeously photographed films or the immense visuals. The wind will carry us 1999 is a iranian film directed by abbas kiarostami. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent the wind will carry us online on moviefone. The wind will carry us is a brilliant movie starring behzad dorani, noghre asadi, roushan karam elmi, bahman ghobadi, shahpour ghobadi. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. It was frustrating trying to grasp the film s symbolic moments when i. If you like the wind will carry us you are looking for thought provoking, touching and serious movies about with small town, fish out of water, village, family relations, parents and children, politics and village life themes of drama genre shot in iran or france. The wind will carry us 1999 abbas kiarostami allmovie.