Through The Olive Trees- Abbas Kiarostami ((install))
On the movie set, these social boundaries blur. Cinema gives Hossein a voice and a platform. Within the world of the film-within-a-film, he is elevated to Tahereh's husband. Kiarostami uses this setup to create a gentle, humorous friction between social reality and cinematic illusion. Hossein uses his scripted lines to communicate his real-world devotion to a silent, unresponsive Tahereh. Cosmic Optimism and Resilience
: Takes a closer look at a minor scene from And Life Goes On —a scene involving a newlywed couple in the rubble—and explores the real-life relationship between the actors playing them. 2. A "Reel" Reality: The Narrative Structure Through the olive trees- Abbas Kiarostami
The film is celebrated for its breathtaking final sequence. Captured in an extreme long shot, the camera remains stationary as Hossein chases Tahereh through a vast, green olive grove. They dissolve into tiny white dots against the landscape. On the movie set, these social boundaries blur
To understand the profound beauty of Abbas Kiarostami’s Through the Olive Trees (1994), one must look at how the film dissolves the line between reality and fiction. It is a film about the making of a film, yet the romance it depicts is arguably more real than the script itself. Kiarostami uses this setup to create a gentle,
On the movie set, these social boundaries blur. Cinema gives Hossein a voice and a platform. Within the world of the film-within-a-film, he is elevated to Tahereh's husband. Kiarostami uses this setup to create a gentle, humorous friction between social reality and cinematic illusion. Hossein uses his scripted lines to communicate his real-world devotion to a silent, unresponsive Tahereh. Cosmic Optimism and Resilience
: Takes a closer look at a minor scene from And Life Goes On —a scene involving a newlywed couple in the rubble—and explores the real-life relationship between the actors playing them. 2. A "Reel" Reality: The Narrative Structure
The film is celebrated for its breathtaking final sequence. Captured in an extreme long shot, the camera remains stationary as Hossein chases Tahereh through a vast, green olive grove. They dissolve into tiny white dots against the landscape.
To understand the profound beauty of Abbas Kiarostami’s Through the Olive Trees (1994), one must look at how the film dissolves the line between reality and fiction. It is a film about the making of a film, yet the romance it depicts is arguably more real than the script itself.