Ten

Year: 2002

Grade: B

Country: Iran

Director: Kiarostami

Review

not the best kiarostami film i’ve seen, but it does add to his mystique; for me at least. the entire film is made within a single car and is compose of two camera angles. the fact that it takes place in a car indicates that it’s a film about transition which makes sense since the film revolves around women in modern iran. the title of the film refers the the number of chapters in the film which are delineated by marker numbers between said chapters. despite the static camera angles and style, the film is engaging because of the acting and the dialogue which inform the theme of women in a new society. kiarostami is one of my favorite contemporary directors, but his work is always a bit enigmatic to me. this film is no exception to that and, as is true with his other works, i should reserve final judgment for a later viewing.