directed by
Abbas Kiarostami
Iran 2001
"Of all the movies I've seen this year, the one that has stayed most strongly in
my mind is Abbas Kiarostami's ABC Africa." (Martin Scorsese)
Over the course of a ten-day visit to Uganda, Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of
Cherry and
The Wind Will Carry Us) uses his camera to capture and caress the
faces of a thousand orphans. Although a documentary about the ravages of AIDS
and civil war in Uganda may seem at first like a radical departure, one of the
most remarkable things about ABC Africa is the way that Iran's most celebrated
auteur makes such unlikely material very much his own.
In true Kiarostami style, an impressionistic, deceptively simple record of a
journey becomes the film itself. This striking visual poem is full of echoes
from his oeuvre: the hypnotic tracking shots from car windows, the dirt-road
villages, the majestic landscapes and, above all, the emphasis on the resilience
and resourcefulness of children. Alternately heart-breaking and optimistic ABC
Africa records a people struggle to survive. Filled with laughter and music, and
pulsing with life, Kiarostami's vision attests to Africa's sunny spirit in the
face of so much adversity.
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Theatrical Release: May 5th, 2001 - (DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival)
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DVD Review: New Yorker - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Runtime | 1:23:54 | |
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| Subtitles | English (non-removable) | |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Featurette:
Abbas Kiarostami - The Art of Living (54:34)
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On the positive side - NY'er is starting to come through with some excellent extra features. I began to notice first with their Kent Jones commentary on their Bresson's L'Argent DVD and although the image in ABC Africa has some pointed flaws, the additional featurette "Abbas Kiarostami: The Art of Living" (almost an hour long) is a substantial and welcome bonus. Great addition! Now - the image - I won't try to defend this image quality too vociferously, but it was shot with a hand-held camera - unfortunately bringing out the non-progressive transfer errors even more prominently than they might be noticed otherwise. With constant motion sequences (because of the hand-held) there is very prevalent combing which intrudes upon the viewing experience. Tube owners shouldn't be deterred though. Colors seem bright and look excellent. There is very minimal dialogue in the film, but the subtitles are burned in. Audio levels were fine and consistent as one might expect for a film shot in this manner. I happen to think the bonus documentary is worth the price of the DVD alone, so we recommend, but purchasers should be aware of the image quality of the main feature - which is quite weak. |
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