About The Wind Will Carry Us
- Year Released:
- 1999
- Genres:
- Drama
- Metadata:
- Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
With a title taken from a verse by the great by
the Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad, The Wind
Will Carry Us brilliantly embodies so many of the
visual and thematic concerns that had dominated
his works. A group of filmmakers from Tehran
head to the Kurdish region to record a rarely
performed funeral ceremony. However, when
they arrive, their subject refuses to die. Yet,
as critic J. Hoberman pointed out, the
real subject of the film is “life, death,
and everything in between.” Playful,
provocative, and finally deeply
moving, the film captures the
extraordinary richness of
everyday experience and the
sense of living fully in the
world. In Farsi language with
English subtitles. (2K DCP presentation)
Due to a schedule change, director Abbas Kiarostami will not be present at this screening. He is now scheduled to be present for events on April 6 & 7.
