TEN directed by Abbas Kiarostami, France/Iran/U.S.A., 2002, 91 min., 35mm In Farsi with English subtitles
Gender relations and the struggles of daily middle-class life are foregrounded in this video-film shot almost entirely inside and automobile during rush-hour traffic in the city of Tehran. A mixed cast of untrained and seasoned professional actors adds to the film's aesthetic tensions and moments of surprise. Abbas Kiarostami's cinema, while steeped in Persian poetic traditions, offers a new, authorial vista on Iranian modernity and its global reach.
Co-sponsored by The UCI Film & Video Center |