THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES (1994)

Cast

Plot

A gentle, visually stunning love story set in rural Iran. A film crew arrives in an earthquake ravaged village to make a movie and, amongst others, gives a small part to young, jobless Hossain, who, to his delight, is cast opposite the girl he adores and who sees his chance to win her hand. As well as being a romance, a comment on rural life and on the ability of people to survive a devastating disaster, this is a film about the making of a film, Abbas Kiarostami's earlier 'And Life Goes On', (which, unfortunately, is not available on DVD in the UK). It looks great and is acclaimed as a 'masterpiece'. Magic.