Hossain Sabzian and some of his associates discuss his character, his life-long obsession with cinema and his attitude towards the film he starred in, "Close-Up" (1990).
Directed by Moslem Mansouri and Mahmoud Chokrollahi
movie business
cinema
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Cast
Hossain Sabzian
Self
Abbas Kiarostami
Self (archive footage)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Self (archive footage)
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
EBK7
10.0★ · 04/24/26
This guy's every sentence sounds like poetry. A tragedy of a life, spent in the cinema out of fear for what's waiting outside of it.
This guy's every sentence sounds like poetry. A tragedy of a life, spent in the cinema out of fear for what's waiting outside of it.
Paul
i can see my future
i can see my future
armi
10.0★ · 12/03/24
کاش زنده میموندی
کاش زنده میموندی
Thomson
8.4★ · 11/11/24
The context that this brings to Sabzian as a person definitely helps make “Close Up” better. How many film fans would do the same things as Sabzian? I am glad Sabzian acknowledged that this documentary will film him in a certain light and he didn’t know if it would be good or bad. In the end Sabzian didn’t care if he would be portrayed poorly because all he wants is to be filmed. I think this speaks to the current state of online media where people will do or say whatever just for a chance of getting attention.
The context that this brings to Sabzian as a person definitely helps make “Close Up” better. How many film fans would do the same things as Sabzian? I am glad Sabzian acknowledged that this documentary will film him in a certain light and he didn’t know if it would be good or bad. In the end Sabzian didn’t care if he would be portrayed poorly because all he wants is to be filmed. I think this speaks to the current state of online media where people will do or say whatever just for a chance of getting attention.
hobb shaw
6.6★ · 10/30/20
very cool! continues the lore of Close-up in a very convincing way.
EDIT: just realized this is real :(, that’s so sad.
very cool! continues the lore of Close-up in a very convincing way.
EDIT: just realized this is real :(, that’s so sad.
