The Colours

Rangha

Iran

1976

15 Min

Color

Persian

Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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DP Mostafa Haji, Morteza Rastegar

Abbas Kiarostami, director of such somber films as Taste Of Cherry, is the last person one would suspect of dabbling in goofy formalist instructional movies. Nevertheless, that’s what he does here. A color is brought up – red, for example. Then various red things are shown, starting with that which is found in nature and going from there. And so on for various colors. Also, a boy with a pistol shoots different colored bottles of water and the same boy is the last survivor of a car chase. This is rather inconsequential but fun – like Seseme Street for simpleminded adults. —onlinefilmhome.dk

Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Since then he has made many movies and has become one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian film. He is also a major figure in the arts world, and has had numerous gallery exhibitions of his photography, short films and poetry. He is an iconic figure for what he has done, and he has achieved it all by believing in the arts and the creativity of his mind. —World Cinema Foundation

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Aguaespejo

6May13

An experimental Lehrstücke where the simplicity of conception allows a lot of play with abstraction. What is surprising is that despite (or because of) the banality of the soundtrack (where the few anamolies - both in dialogue and in sudden sequences like the shooting - that break in seem all the more significant), the film pullulates with metaphorical meanings. Sometimes less is indeed more.

Aguaespejo

6May13

Yes. Mostly (though there are some jokes) the woman is just saying "red is the colour of the pomegranate" (qermez rang-e-anar ast) "red is the colour of the apple" etc etc....