Close-Up (1990 film)

Close-Up
Close-Up
	DVD cover
	کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک
Directed by	Abbas Kiarostami
Written by	Abbas Kiarostami
Produced by	Ali Reza Zarrin
Starring	Hossain Sabzian; Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cinematography	Ali Reza Zarrindast
Edited by	Abbas Kiarostami
Production; company	Kanoon
Distributed by	Celluloid Dreams
Release date	1990;
Running time	98 min.
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Close Up (1990)

Close-Up (Persian: کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک, Klūzāp, nemā-ye nazdīk) is a 1990 Iranian docufiction written, directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami. The film tells the story of the real-life trial of a man who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film.^[1] It features the people involved, acting as themselves. A film about human identity, it helped to increase recognition of Kiarostami internationally.

Close-Up is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time; in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, it was voted by critics one of "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time" list.^[2] In the 2022 Sight and Sound critics' poll it was rated the 17th greatest film of all time.

^ "DVD of the Week: Close-Up". The New Yorker.
^ "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[1] "DVD of the Week: Close-Up". The New Yorker.

[2] "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

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