Through the Olive Trees Reviews

Audie 2022-04-21 09:03:17

The second time I watched Abbas, starting from the earthquake, the play within the play skillfully realized the intertextuality between image and reality. His films are always light and simple, paying more attention to the grand outlook on life and human issues than modern life. In other words, the...

Johanna 2022-04-21 09:03:17

Man: - When I get married and have children, if my wife is illiterate like me, who will guide them with their homework? Director: -Understood. Maybe she is the right match for you? Man:- I haven't studied so I'm looking for someone who is educated She needs to be able to communicate, read and...

Aubree 2022-04-21 09:03:17

Through the Olive Trees doesn't need any other movie to be a great movie. Of course, for myself, after watching And life goes on the day after watching this movie, I have the urge to connect the two movies. but! After focusing on a few clips in this film, I increasingly feel that Abbas doesn't want...

Bert 2022-04-20 09:02:25

Green wind, green trees, green earth, green road. The girl's pure white turban fluttered in the wind, holding flowers and walking away, through the lush green olive grove, the man followed closely, chattering about her love for her, nothing to do with wealth, nothing to do with family, just...

Domenick 2022-04-20 09:02:25

Today, the concept of marriage and love is being re-dominated by "matching a family", which makes this film even more thought-provoking.

An illiterate wants to marry a literate girl - why does it sound so harsh? Why do common sayings like "Toads want to eat swan meat" and "Flowers stick in cow dung"...

Rickey 2022-04-20 09:02:25

Rooted in the meta-movie of the previous work "Life and Flow", dismantling a young couple in the film is actually a re-deconstruction of "Life and Flow". The male protagonist's concept of love is not rough - find someone to complement. If "Life and Flow" conveys a positive and optimistic attitude,...

Laney 2022-04-20 09:02:25

Few films take a self-disclosure strategy at the outset, as the film always seeks to construct a "reality" that immerses the audience in unscrutinized empathy. In "The Lover Under the Olive Tree", this kind of Don Quixotic "meta-narrative" breaks down the fourth wall between the work and the...

Reggie 2022-04-20 09:02:25

After watching "The Lover Under the Olive Tree", this together with Abbas's "Where Is My Friend's Home" and "Life and Flow" collectively called the country trilogy, the intuitive feeling of these three films is to The film's exploration of the boundaries between reality and fiction is very strong.

Elliot 2022-04-20 09:02:25

Love is like a green persimmon, you don't know when it will ripen and how it will ripen.

Later, when we grew up, we forgot the clumsiness and stubbornness of falling in love with someone for the first time, as well as the jubilation of white spots in the green grass.

Jayde 2022-04-20 09:02:25

The Village Trilogy is an Abbas who constructs himself step by step.

Where is my friend's house? There is a clear narrative, which fully demonstrates the strong foundation and unique style of Abbas's feature films, composition preferences, documentary film shooting techniques, such as the...