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Taste of Cherry

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Taste of Cherry

Released Mar 20, 1998

1h 38m

Drama

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A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student (Mir Hossein Noori), asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

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Taste of Cherry's somewhat simple aesthetic belies a richly ambiguous character study with an impressively ambitious thematic scale.

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House Next Door

Taste of Cherry might be Kiarostami's most difficult film.

Has a visual style that seems rudimentary but becomes increasingly hypnotic and resonant.

Brian Susbielles

It’s minimalist, it’s self-reflexive...[audiences] may be very receptive to Kiatrosami’s philosophical approach to living and dying.

The Cinephile Fix

“Taste of Cherry” doesn’t argue for or against the concept of suicide, but it does ask for a compassionate view on the desire to do so.

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Attains a kind of haunting mysticism, profoundly shifting the audience's perception of reality. It's Kiarostami's finest work, and one of the best films of the 1990s.

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This was the first film I watched of Kiarostami's filmography, many years ago, and it made an impact on me. Powerful philosopical drama

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

A brilliant film. Captivating because you can't help but put yourself in their shoes. And then the ending could have gone a million different ways whilst still being captivating. The set up to the denouement is brilliant and whilst the ending may be lacklustre, it remains entirely valid. My one quibble is that the main protagonist simply doesn't act like someone exhibiting suicidal angst in any way shape or form which diminishes the impact a little. The premise wins over n the end. Iran has produced many brilliant low budget films and this Palme D'Or winner is one of them. They rely on brilliant screenplay in the manner of the classic Hollywood films and it never grows old. Watched on YouTube.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

Narrated as if it were a documentary, it intelligently addresses a rather delicate topic: suicide. Without the support of a musical score, and a mysterious ending that does not provoke indifference, it is one of many good examples of Middle Eastern cinema.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

Almost good but the ending is abrupt and irrelevant at all.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

An overrated bore. Arthouse pretense.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

This is a thought provoking and somewhat philosophical watch. Its quite low key, almost documentary in style. The plot was rather slow and perhaps a little meandering. Its a sobering watch - an interesting one. I liked the discussions had, hearing different peoples opinions about a deeply personal matter.I'm not sure I'd specifically recommend it as such but its certainly not bad either.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Abbas Kiarostami

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Homayoun Ershadi

Mr. Badii

Abdolrahman Bagheri

Mr. Bagheri

Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari

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Safar Ali Moradi

The Soldier

Mir Hossein Noori

The seminarian

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