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Zeitgeist Films
Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami
Featuring: Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolhossein Bagheri, Afshin Bakhtiari, Ali Moradi, Hossein Noori, Ahmad Ansari, Hamid Massomi, Elham Imani
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry is an emotionally complex meditation on life and death. Middle-aged Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) drives through the hilly outskirts of Tehran—searching for someone to rescue or bury him. Criterion is proud to present the DVD premiere of Taste of Cherry in a beautiful widescreen transfer.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-5 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
Farsi Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Theatrical Trailer, Interview, Filmography
- Theatrical trailer
- Rare interview with filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami by Iranian film scholar Dr. Jamsheed Akrami
- Kiarostami feature filmography
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Release Credits
Producer: Issa Clubb
Artwork: Olga Krigman
Release Notes on Restoration
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. This new digital transfer was created from a pristine 35mm interpositive. The sound was created from a 35mm magnetic soundtrack.