| Close-Up | |
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| کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک | |
| Directed by | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Written by | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Produced by | Ali Reza Zarrin |
| Starring | Hossain Sabzian Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Cinematography | Ali Reza Zarrindast |
| Edited by | Abbas Kiarostami |
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| Distributed by | Celluloid Dreams |
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Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Close-Up (Persian: کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک, Klūzāp, nemā-ye nazdīk) is a 1990 Iranian docufiction written, directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami. The film tells the story of the real-life trial of a man who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film.[1] It features the people involved, acting as themselves. A film about human identity, it helped to increase recognition of Kiarostami internationally.
Close-Up is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time; in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, it was voted by critics as one of "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time".[2] In the 2022 Sight and Sound critics' poll, it was rated the 17th greatest film of all time.
- ^ "DVD of the Week: Close-Up". The New Yorker.
- ^ "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.