tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post4217431583820862859..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The Mirror (1997)Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-54644743567246300172011-02-22T11:46:15.195-05:002011-02-22T11:46:15.195-05:00George Soros was on CNN the other night. He's ...George Soros was on CNN the other night. He's very familair with everythign going on over there and he says the Iranian regime is on its last legs.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-57725101199845867952011-02-22T09:37:31.443-05:002011-02-22T09:37:31.443-05:00David, I hope things in the Middle East turn out a...David, I hope things in the Middle East turn out as well as you're suggesting. The region has definitely seen, of late, some of the most hopeful events to shake it up in quite some time.<br /><br />Sam, this was a great introduction for me to Panahi, and I'll definitely be exploring more of his work, and more of Iranian cinema in general. It's an area I know woefully little about, Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-7884425068795654992011-02-22T09:27:24.315-05:002011-02-22T09:27:24.315-05:00This beautiful work stands as one of the greatest ...This beautiful work stands as one of the greatest of Iranian films, surely as artistic and resonant as a number of Kiarostami works. This virtually plotless film captures the anxiety and confusion of a young child, whose movement within these parameters allow the audience to see life in Tehran on a typical day. Indeed you say as much in your opening sentence:<br /><br />"The Mirror uses a Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-51504830063228850742011-02-22T08:54:36.969-05:002011-02-22T08:54:36.969-05:00This lovely gentle work is what the Iranian dictat...This lovely gentle work is what the Iranian dictators want to stamp out -- and with it the man who made it.<br /><br />However events are conspriing to alter the middle east once and for all in quite unexpected ways -- to the benefit of Panahi and everyone else.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-91545412151374437772011-02-22T08:25:35.649-05:002011-02-22T08:25:35.649-05:00Thanks, Sheila, I'm so glad you're doing t...Thanks, Sheila, I'm so glad you're doing this blogathon, as it pushed me to finally check out some of Panahi's work. It's a rich and very original film. I know this blogathon will do a small part to spread some more awareness of Panahi's plight, and I'm glad to participate.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-51882071876055476132011-02-22T07:57:04.872-05:002011-02-22T07:57:04.872-05:00Ed, you really capture the energy of this film. I...Ed, you really capture the energy of this film. I haven't seen it in a while, and now I really have to see it again.<br /><br />Thank you so much for participating!Sheila O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859697259996394827noreply@blogger.com