Three Films by Abbas Kiarostami

Iranian Abbas Kiarostami is one of the world's most respected directors. Three of his major works-Palme d'Or winner Taste of Cherry, Golden Lion winner The Wind Will Carry Us and the landmark Ten are now available in an exquisite box set.
Synopsis - Taste of Cherry (1997) A beautiful meditation on life and existence, Taste of Cherry follows a day in the life of Badii (Homayoun Ershadi), an affluent middle-aged man who has lost his instinct for living. Surrounded by the bustling vitality of Iranian working life, Badii approaches several people with a request to help him commit suicide. After many refusals he becomes more and more determined to end his life until meeting an aged Turkish taxidermist whose simple, yet eloquent words awaken Badii to the simple pleasures in life. Considered by many to be the greatest living director, Kiarostami's humanist filmmaking and powerful visual imagery is as refreshing as it is moving.Synopsis - Wind Will Carry Us, The (1999) A visually stunning masterpiece from Iran's most critically acclaimed director, The Wind Will Carry Us follows a group of journalists' intrusion into a remote Kurdish village to document the mourning ritual practiced by its local inhabitants. Awaiting the death of an old woman, they are continually frustrated by poor mobile phone reception and the refusal of their subject to die. As the chief engineer spends more time in the village, the vitality of its people is revealed and he begins to open his perception to the glory of creation and the human obligation to notice it. Kiarostami's filmmaking is akin to poetry - full of humour and beautiful visuals, The Wind Will Carry Us is a film that retains its effect after countless viewings.Synopsis - Ten (2002) A perceptive and revealing portrait of contemporary Iran set in Tehran, Ten begins with a beautiful and articulate female driver (the beguiling Mania Akbari) picking up her young son from school. After boldly revealing in a less than harmonious exchange that