Through the Olive Trees Movie Review 1994

Film-within-a-film is the last of a trilogy concerned with Persian village life, following "Where Is My Friend's House?" and "And Life Goes On." Director, filming in an earthquake-ravaged village, discovers that the young bricklayer playing the bridegroom in his film is actually in love with the local girl who's playing the bride. However, she's turned down his real-life marriage proposal, feeling that the uneducated man is beneath her. Farsi with subtitles. It may be rated G but considering the subject matter and the fact that the film is subtitled, don't consider this one for the kiddies.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from Iranian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Behind the Scenes, Middle East

Screenplay

Abbas Kiarostami

Cast

Hossein Rezai, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Taherek Ladania, Zarifeh Shivah

Cinematography

Hossein Jafarian, Farhad Saba

Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Producer

Abbas Kairostami, Miramax Films