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Closed Curtain

Pardé (Closed Curtain)

2013

Jafar Panahi, Kambozia Partovi

Documentary, Self: Kambozia Partovi, Maryam Moqadam, Jafar Panahi ...

5.9

78

Documentary They are both on the run: the man with the dog he isn’t allowed to own because Islamic law deems it to be unclean, and the young woman who took part in an illicit party on the shores of the Caspian Sea. They barricade themselves into a secluded villa with curtained windows and eye each other suspiciously. Why has he shaved his head? How does she know he is being followed by the police? They are both now prisoners in a house without a ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is a mysterious, melancholy work – the film itself is a closed curtain, yet thoughtful and distinctive (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jay Weissberg Variety	"Less satisfying than his previous pic, yet still a bold, melancholy statement (...) The multitude of thematic levels has the overall effect of weakening the film’s impact"
		Godfrey Cheshire rogerebert.com	"[Panahi] still works in order to stay engaged with life and cinema, and this film’s graceful framing, lighting and camera movement testify to his skills as a stylist (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"A moody, intellectually complex film that requires good will and brainwork on the part of the viewer to penetrate and enjoy (...) The film is elegantly shot"
		Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"Panahi is too cut off from society to make a satisfying or cohesive film (...) A filmmaker making the most of limited means."
		Christopher Bell IndieWire	"It can feel chaotic at times, but Panahi corrals it masterfully: his approach to the material has a removed maturity and assurance"

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