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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.0 / 100
2008·Drama·1h 32m

SHIRIN

“You are the screen, they are the audience.”

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text -- long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East -- remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.

Above the Line
Abbas Kiarostami·DirectorMohammad Rahmanian·ScreenplayFarrideh Golbou·WriterMahmoud Kalari·Director of PhotographyHeshmat Sanjari·MusicAbbas Kiarostami·Editor
Cast
Taraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniJuliette BinocheLeila HatamiZar Amir EbrahimiHedie TehraniPegah AhangaraniBaran KosariTannaz TabatabaeiAteneh Faghih Nasiri
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Abbas Kiarostami·Director
Writing· 3
Farrideh Golbou·WriterMohammad Rahmanian·ScreenplayHakim Nezami Ganjavi·Original Story
Camera· 6
Mahmoud Kalari·Director of PhotographyHooman Behmanesh·Director of PhotographyNima Dabirzadeh·First Assistant CameraNima Dabirzadeh·Still PhotographerKoohyar Kalari·First Assistant CameraRoozbeh Raiga·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 3
Abbas Kiarostami·EditorArash Sadeghi·EditorKambiz Safari·Color Grading
Sound & Music· 10
Heshmat Sanjari·MusicMorteza Hananeh·MusicHossein Dehlavi·MusicSamin Baghcheban·MusicMohammad Reza Delpak·SoundMani Hashemian·Sound RecordistReza Narimizadeh·Sound RecordistManouchehr Sahbaie·ConductorHossein Sarshar·VocalsSolmaz Naraghi·Vocals
Art & Design· 1
Mehrdad Mirkiani·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Abbas Kiarostami·ProducerHamideh Razavi·Producer
Other Departments· 4
Ali Karim·ThanksJuliette Binoche·ThanksHakim Nezami Ganjavi·PoemKambiz Safari·Special Effects
By the Numbers
73.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Shirin's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0D0D0D
#336633
#A6A6A6
Mood
Contemplative, Intense
Composition
Grid
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a grid of numerous close-up shots of women's faces, all looking forward as if watching something. The women are predominantly Iranian, weari”

dramaromance
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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