tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post113564367504919619..comments2023-10-11T03:42:59.033-07:00Comments on The Criterion Contraption: #45: Taste of CherryMatthew Dessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-7729677399481188582011-07-27T00:15:10.463-07:002011-07-27T00:15:10.463-07:00John & Neville,
Those are both fascinating re...John & Neville,<br /><br />Those are both fascinating readings of the film; the quote from Kiarostami re: the ending is great. (Although: <em>Taste of Kiarostami</em>? Really?) Neville, good call on the use of the windows -- I wonder if I would have noticed that if I saw the film again now.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-46854759707850036242011-07-25T03:27:32.363-07:002011-07-25T03:27:32.363-07:00Matthew, and the commenters over time,
I saw the ...Matthew, and the commenters over time,<br /><br />I saw the film for the first time last night as though through a reversed telescope - in the sense that I'd already seen Kiarostami's Certified Copy, almost 15 years into the future, so to speak. So I was primed to expect ambiguity, and an ironic reflexive commentary on the nature of film and narrative. <br /><br />The "point" ofnoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641179858495683244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-90102521377554093982011-07-10T07:22:18.103-07:002011-07-10T07:22:18.103-07:00Once again, I liked this much more on a second vie...Once again, I liked this much more on a second viewing, “like” being relative to my first impression. There have now been two Criterion selections where boredom has been used as a narrative strategy: <i>Fishing With John</i> and <i>Taste of Cherry</i>. Boredom is a hard sell in any context but probably works best in comedy. If you want to foster metaphysical contemplation, ambiguity is the John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-75821437661608648422008-11-02T19:22:00.000-08:002008-11-02T19:22:00.000-08:00So glad I found your blog. I was searching for an...So glad I found your blog. I was searching for an explanation of the end of this film, Taste of Cherry, and you gave me a nice one. <BR/><BR/>Actually, I had to watch this movie over two nights because it was just too stressful for me. I did not find it boring at all, but was on the edge of my seat and my stomach was tied up in knots. I have done a lot of hitchhiking and come upon curious Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-74120379446585483062007-06-15T01:36:00.000-07:002007-06-15T01:36:00.000-07:00Eren,Thank you—I'm glad you're enjoying the ...Eren,<BR/><BR/>Thank you—I'm glad you're enjoying the blog. I agree that Kiarostami does a good job of showing that most things don't amount to much, so to speak. But I'm not sure that he really cares that much about the little details. I wonder if you've read <I>Transparent Things</I>, by Vladimir Nabokov? Your description of Kiarostami's project reminded me a little of the story of Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-33000327022799758802007-06-15T01:25:00.000-07:002007-06-15T01:25:00.000-07:00Jack,I can see what you're saying here, and I unde...Jack,<BR/><BR/>I can see what you're saying here, and I understand what Kiarostami is achieving. Perhaps it's my attention deficit disorder, however, but I see boredom as an evil in and of itself. There's a difference between thinking something out, or meditating, and being bored. Don't you think it's a lot to ask for two hours of the audience's time if you're going to make those two hours Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-6225676920820130332007-06-13T07:44:00.000-07:002007-06-13T07:44:00.000-07:00I have just seen your blog and you reaaly are doin...I have just seen your blog and you reaaly are doing a great job. I think some more recent spines, especially after 200, are more interesting but there clearly are many important films that you have already reviewed.<BR/><BR/>Taste of Cherry is one of my favorite Criterions and I don't agree with you on most points, but you did get why I ( and a lot of other people ) love this film. This film Eren Odabasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197877765811247316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-90809788697952651342007-05-31T16:08:00.000-07:002007-05-31T16:08:00.000-07:00I am a huge fan of this film, and at timed I think...I am a huge fan of this film, and at timed I think people are trying to niche a film into something when it isn't anything. The movie barley has any plot, the cinematography is boring, the dialouge is rigid, adn the only lines that really catch any attention were those about the taste of cherry. To me this film is just a master piece of existentialism. The way the film concludes, reminding youUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618868036589351169noreply@blogger.com