A crime movie can be so romantic.
As Gogo said, there is a kind of "attachment" in Abbas' films: obsessively looking for a friend's home, obsessively looking for his protagonist, obsessively fulfilling his "actor dream"... It seems that this is what has become The rare "persistence" makes the protagonist extraordinarily unique, thus shaking people's hearts. The story is a simple one, and the colorful part lies in the self-narration of multiple characters in the court play, close-up, virtual and real focus, actors entering and exiting... Abbas uses his strength to tell people that he can express the content well without gorgeous skills.
Abbas also likes a "pseudo-documentary" style of filming. Even though it has been stated that it is to be re-shot in the later stage, the sense of real-time and prying eyes is still very strong. This feeling is probably related to his shaky camera movements and close-ups. This film also shows off a little trick, that is, the intermittent recording at the end of the film creates a situation where the signal is abnormal, which further strengthens this sense of real-time. This is Abbas' style.
The tone of this film is also very comfortable. His film reminds me of Rohmer. Although Iran is in a wealthy area, it is not as comfortable as the sunshine of southern France, but the peacefulness behind it
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