Through the Olive Trees (Zir-e Derakhtan-e Zeytun) is an Iranian 1994 film directed and written by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, set in earthquake-ravaged Northern Iran.
It is the last installment of the eventual Koker Trilogy, and it is another spectacle of the neo-realists films, a portrait of everyday life.
Abbas started this trilogy with a simple and beautiful concept and with each film he transformed towards a more complicated subject and this film professes the testament of young love and the veils of innocence it prevails upon the lover.
It's a classical Persian love story, we often read in the poetry of Amir Khusroo, Hafiz Shiraz and Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and God Bless the soul of Abbas Kiarostami, who dare to present it onscreen. It was festivity for my sinful eyes.
Coming back to the story, Abbas rightfully at the start of the tale breaks the 4th wall and lets the audience marvel at the world of filmmaking with an original story narrated with all the following. After watching this trilogy, Poshteh, Rudbar and Koker becomes my dream destination sites because the landscapes are heavenly, people hospitable and culture vastly enriched.
Every frame of this film is a gem, some dialogues are poetic and lyrical with the complexities of life, some materialistic tensions are innocently put forward in front of the audience with the motive to teach society about the value of simplicity and mortality. For scholars, It can be a healthy debate.
Coming to the performances, the film is based on the love story of two young teenagers played by Hossein Rezai and Taharah Ladanian and what makes it more enchanting, It is an offscreen love story between these two and they played a newlywed couple in "And life goes on", it was an original story and the emotions were real, and that's the best thing about Kiarastomi that he presented real-life stories with real actors.
Hossein, pursued Tahareh and she never responded to him, and that coldness in her behavior makes Hossein restless, and you can sense his misery through his eyes, his whole shook whenever she was in the presence and Abbas captured all the emotions masterfully.
Ray of hope makes Hossein alive and he tried to convinced her till the end of the film and It's still a mystery, what was the fate of their love story as the film ended with a riddle, which of course we have to solve on our own, but I really loved that last scene, one the dynamic moment in the history of cinema.
Last Word: Another great slice of life from Abbas Kiarostami, a story of love, obsession, innocence and hope with a touch of poetical and subtle Persian tradition.
It is the last installment of the eventual Koker Trilogy, and it is another spectacle of the neo-realists films, a portrait of everyday life.
Abbas started this trilogy with a simple and beautiful concept and with each film he transformed towards a more complicated subject and this film professes the testament of young love and the veils of innocence it prevails upon the lover.
It's a classical Persian love story, we often read in the poetry of Amir Khusroo, Hafiz Shiraz and Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and God Bless the soul of Abbas Kiarostami, who dare to present it onscreen. It was festivity for my sinful eyes.
Coming back to the story, Abbas rightfully at the start of the tale breaks the 4th wall and lets the audience marvel at the world of filmmaking with an original story narrated with all the following. After watching this trilogy, Poshteh, Rudbar and Koker becomes my dream destination sites because the landscapes are heavenly, people hospitable and culture vastly enriched.
Every frame of this film is a gem, some dialogues are poetic and lyrical with the complexities of life, some materialistic tensions are innocently put forward in front of the audience with the motive to teach society about the value of simplicity and mortality. For scholars, It can be a healthy debate.
Coming to the performances, the film is based on the love story of two young teenagers played by Hossein Rezai and Taharah Ladanian and what makes it more enchanting, It is an offscreen love story between these two and they played a newlywed couple in "And life goes on", it was an original story and the emotions were real, and that's the best thing about Kiarastomi that he presented real-life stories with real actors.
Hossein, pursued Tahareh and she never responded to him, and that coldness in her behavior makes Hossein restless, and you can sense his misery through his eyes, his whole shook whenever she was in the presence and Abbas captured all the emotions masterfully.
Ray of hope makes Hossein alive and he tried to convinced her till the end of the film and It's still a mystery, what was the fate of their love story as the film ended with a riddle, which of course we have to solve on our own, but I really loved that last scene, one the dynamic moment in the history of cinema.
Last Word: Another great slice of life from Abbas Kiarostami, a story of love, obsession, innocence and hope with a touch of poetical and subtle Persian tradition.