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Close-Up

1990-05-09 | Crime / Drama
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This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.

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Mohsen Makhmalbaf Self
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Mahrokh Ahankhah Self
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Iranian documentary/drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

Iranian documentary/drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

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This is the final sequence of Close-Up (1990) by Abbas Kiarostami where Hossain Sabzian meets Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the_...

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Episode 2: Abbas Kiarostami Close-Up (1990) Episode is drastically different from the previous one. Taste of Cherry review by_...

Episode 2: Abbas Kiarostami Close-Up (1990) Episode is drastically different from the previous one. Taste of Cherry review by_...

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Kiarostami's anti-cliche semi-doc. How can you not adore this theme?

Kiarostami's anti-cliche semi-doc. How can you not adore this theme?

UncomfortableSilence
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD: http://www.criterion.com/films/1092-close-up.

Out now on Blu-ray and DVD: http://www.criterion.com/films/1092-close-up.

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Young Aussie Actor, Joe Kenny delivers an Analysis and Educational Video on The Art of Close ups. Instagram: @framesoffilm_...

Young Aussie Actor, Joe Kenny delivers an Analysis and Educational Video on The Art of Close ups. Instagram: @framesoffilm_...

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An emotionally unstable man convinces a well-to-do family that he is the famous director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Director_...

An emotionally unstable man convinces a well-to-do family that he is the famous director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Director_...

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Close-Up (Biography Film 1990) Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home_...

Close-Up (Biography Film 1990) Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home_...

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Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami talks about his part-documentary part-narrative film "Close-Up"

Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami talks about his part-documentary part-narrative film "Close-Up"

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Acclaimed drama featuring Blair Brown ("Orange is the New Black")

Acclaimed drama featuring Blair Brown ("Orange is the New Black")

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I examine the bookends of the film Close-Up (1990), a film by Abbas Kiarostami. My original Review:_...

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A tribute to the films of Abbas Kiarostami Scenes from: Bread and Alley (1970) Breaktime (1972) The Experience (1973) The_...

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Official music video for Roxette - "It Must Have Been Love" from the movie 'Pretty Woman' (1990)

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Iranian documentary/drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

Iranian documentary/drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

Hesham Mohamed
This is the final sequence of Close-Up (1990) by Abbas Kiarostami where Hossain Sabzian meets Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the_...

This is the final sequence of Close-Up (1990) by Abbas Kiarostami where Hossain Sabzian meets Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the_...

Trinankur Banerjee
Close-Up 1948 full movie. New York City newsreel photographer gets involved in spies & espionage when by accident he takes a_...

Close-Up 1948 full movie. New York City newsreel photographer gets involved in spies & espionage when by accident he takes a_...

Broken Trout
Ressortie cin챕ma le 1er avril 2020 en restauration num챕rique supervis챕e par Abbas Kiarostami.

Ressortie cin챕ma le 1er avril 2020 en restauration num챕rique supervis챕e par Abbas Kiarostami.

splendorfilmsdistrib
Episode 2: Abbas Kiarostami Close-Up (1990) Episode is drastically different from the previous one. Taste of Cherry review by_...

Episode 2: Abbas Kiarostami Close-Up (1990) Episode is drastically different from the previous one. Taste of Cherry review by_...

Film Reviews and Sh*t
Kiarostami's anti-cliche semi-doc. How can you not adore this theme?

Kiarostami's anti-cliche semi-doc. How can you not adore this theme?

UncomfortableSilence
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD: http://www.criterion.com/films/1092-close-up.

Out now on Blu-ray and DVD: http://www.criterion.com/films/1092-close-up.

criterioncollection
A popular ad in 1990. Love those classic Close-Up ads! Check out the Demi Moore look (it was a fad then because of the movie,_...

A popular ad in 1990. Love those classic Close-Up ads! Check out the Demi Moore look (it was a fad then because of the movie,_...

jdkt2002
Young Aussie Actor, Joe Kenny delivers an Analysis and Educational Video on The Art of Close ups. Instagram: @framesoffilm_...

Young Aussie Actor, Joe Kenny delivers an Analysis and Educational Video on The Art of Close ups. Instagram: @framesoffilm_...

Framesoffilm
An emotionally unstable man convinces a well-to-do family that he is the famous director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Director_...

An emotionally unstable man convinces a well-to-do family that he is the famous director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Director_...

FirouzanFilms
sinema tarihinin en g체zel sahnesidir.

sinema tarihinin en g체zel sahnesidir.

trf
Close-Up (Biography Film 1990) Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home_...

Close-Up (Biography Film 1990) Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home_...

Sid Mahan
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami talks about his part-documentary part-narrative film "Close-Up"

Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami talks about his part-documentary part-narrative film "Close-Up"

FirouzanFilms
Acclaimed drama featuring Blair Brown ("Orange is the New Black")

Acclaimed drama featuring Blair Brown ("Orange is the New Black")

Filmmajick
Nema-ye Nazdik Director: Abbas Kiarostami Writer: Abbas Kiarostami Stars: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl_...

Nema-ye Nazdik Director: Abbas Kiarostami Writer: Abbas Kiarostami Stars: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl_...

amel amel
I examine the bookends of the film Close-Up (1990), a film by Abbas Kiarostami. My original Review:_...

I examine the bookends of the film Close-Up (1990), a film by Abbas Kiarostami. My original Review:_...

James Ewing
A tribute to the films of Abbas Kiarostami Scenes from: Bread and Alley (1970) Breaktime (1972) The Experience (1973) The_...

A tribute to the films of Abbas Kiarostami Scenes from: Bread and Alley (1970) Breaktime (1972) The Experience (1973) The_...

Bucket List Reviews
Official Trailer for the upcoming feature length dramatic film, Close-Up, from Cruz Control Pictures. Shot Entirely on the Canon_...

Official Trailer for the upcoming feature length dramatic film, Close-Up, from Cruz Control Pictures. Shot Entirely on the Canon_...

CruzControlPictures
Official music video for Roxette - "It Must Have Been Love" from the movie 'Pretty Woman' (1990)

Official music video for Roxette - "It Must Have Been Love" from the movie 'Pretty Woman' (1990)

Roxette

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Close-Up FAQ

The release date of Close-Up is May 09, 1990.
Watch the official trailer of Close-Up
The full version of Close-Up is provided by Apple iTunes , Amazon Video , Criterion Channel , TCM , Kanopy
The certification of Close-Up is NR.
The director of Close-Up is Abbas Kiarostami.
The casts of Close-Up are Hossain Sabzian starring as Self, Mohsen Makhmalbaf starring as Self, Monoochehr Ahankhah starring as Self, Mahrokh Ahankhah starring as Self, Abolfazl Ahankhah starring as Self, Mehrdad Ahankhah starring as Self.
On October 04, 2024, the IMDB rating of Close-Up is 8.2/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 89/100, Metacritic rating is 92/100, TMDB rating is 8.0/10.
This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves..
The runtime of Close-Up is 98 minutes.
The genre of Close-Up is Crime,Drama.