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dirty reality
Franco 2022-03-24 09:03:24
"Taxi" is a serious film protesting against the Iranian film system. Under the guise of a black comedy and action film, it is wrapped in satirical arrows shot by director Jafar Panahi in a roundabout way. The shooting method of the film seems simple. The structure is extremely delicate, the transitions are smooth, and no traces are left. It seems to be a documentary with no director or performance design from the perspective of a taxi. How to make a movie that can be released? That is to abide by all the dogmas of releasable films, specifically not to do anything that involves political and economic issues, not to do anything that shows "dirty reality", etc. Under the guidance of film dogma, the young director, who is a small passenger and a driver's niece, is very difficult to complete a film that can be released, but to no avail, he has to shoot his uncle (as the director's taxi driver) randomly, trying to make a film The uncle who made the movie answers the essentials. The film is full of protest movie elements: the pirated DVD dealer and his pirated goods, the car camera, the iPhone, the digital camera, and finally the memory stick that the thief smashed into the car to steal. All of these are undercurrents under the law! In the film, there is a legal worker (the director's friend) hugging a rose. She is about to take a taxi to the prison to visit the released prisoners (political prisoners?). The dialogue between the two in the car seems to be the representative of legal persecution and the movie. The dialogue with the representatives of the persecution in the world, the situation and experience told are not unexpectedly the same. Like pirated DVDs, roses are valuable in lighthearted conversations.
Extended Reading
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Kasandra 2022-03-20 09:02:40
It's not as stunning as expected, but it's also textured enough. The director, who has been destined to be suppressed, still sees no sullen expression on his face. Only when it comes to how a movie can be released, will there be a trace of ridicule of power that is co-constructed with the audience.
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Robin 2022-03-19 09:01:08
The fine quality of small-cost movies has both humor and scrutiny. This kind of story should be interesting and solid, not superficial, and it will test the director's patience. Okita Shuichi's new work "Go to the Waterfall" I watched earlier this year is also a similar film, with a small cost, endless chatter, less than 90 minutes, and memorable. It's not that this kind of film can't be made in China. It's because some filmmakers are busy making money and look down on this kind of film; some filmmakers are so busy with themselves that they never thought about making films like this.
Top cast
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Nasrin Sotoudeh: They work in a way that let us to know they are watching us.Their tactics are obvious.First, they write you up a police record. Suddenly, you are accused of being an agent for Mossad, The CIA, or MI6. Then they tack on something about your morals, your lifestyle. They make your life into a prison.Although you are released from prison, but the outside world is only a bigger prison.They make your nearest friends into your worst enemies.After that you think all you can do is either leave the country or pray to return to that hole. So i think it's better to let it go.
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Jafar Panahi: Those films are already made, those books are already written. You have to look elsewhere, you have to find it for yourself.