Close-up / Janus Films ; director, Abbas Kiarostami.

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The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated well-known filmmaker, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence. Real people from the case play themselves.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Klūz āp (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 519.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Janus Films
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Kiarostami, Abbas
Sabzian, Hossain
Cheshire, Godfrey
Language:Persian
English
Language of the Original:
Persian
Language and/or Writing System:
Persian dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:Special ed.
Series:Criterion collection ; 519.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Iran > Drama.
Deception > Iran > Drama.
Mistaken identity > Iran > Drama.
Impersonation > Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors > Iran > Drama.
Deception.
Impersonation.
Mistaken identity.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Iran.
Feature films.
Documentary-style films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Documentary-style films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated well-known filmmaker, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence. Real people from the case play themselves.
Note:Title from web page.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Special features: Audio commentary by Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum; The traveler, director Abba Kiarostami's first film; "Close-up" long shot, a documentary on Close-up's central figure, Hossein Sabzian six years after the film; new video interview with Abbas Kiarostami; A walk with Kiarostami (2003), a documentary portrait of the director by Iranian film professor Jamsheed Akrami.
Accompanying booklet includes essay by film critic Godfrey Cheshire.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CV5 D0123267 Blu-ray Video
ISBN:9781604653021
1604653027
Credits:Photography, Ali-Reza Zarrindast ; editing, Abbas Kiarostami ; music, Kambiz Roushavavan.
System Details:Blu-ray; Region A; fullscreen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Hossein Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Houshang Shamai, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hassan Farazmand.