"One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and admiration of world cinema audiences. This collection presents three of his most lyrical works which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy. Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash a Persian rug (gabbeh). A beautiful woman, depicted in the rug's elaborate design suddenly appears and tells a heart rendering story of love and loss. A film imbued with the ideas of Sufism. The Silence tells of Khorshid, a young blind boy from Tajikistan who earns rent money for his family by tuning rare instruments but becomes enraptured by the sonorous music he hears on his way to work each day. The Gardener is an imaginative documentary which follows Makhmalbaf and his son Maysam to Israel to investigate the Bahai faith. A religion with seven million followers which originated in Iran 170 years ago. As well as presenting a selection of insightful extras, this collection boasts stunning new restorations of Gabbeh and The Silence which truly bring the films' rich colors and imagery to life."--Container.
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Booklet features new writing by film academic Negar Mottahedeh and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Extras: Brand new 2K restorations of The Silence and Gabbeh from the original camera negatives; Audio commentary on Gabbeh by critic Godfrey Cheshire; Poetry in Motion: An Interview with Mohsen Makhmalbaf, an in-depth conversation between the Iranian auteur and film critic Jonathan Romney, newly produced for this edition; Mohsen with Closed Eyes, an imaginatively filmed archival interview with Makhmalbaf on The Silence; Original trailers; Stills and collections gallery; Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow.
Gabbeh: Saghayegh Djodat, Abbas Sayahi, Hossein Moharami, Roghieh Moharami, Parvaneh Ghalandari.
The silence: Tahmineh Normatova, Nadereh Abdelahyeva, Golbibi Ziadolahyeva, Hakem Ghassem, Araz M. Mohamadli.
The gardener: with Maysam Makhmalbaf, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Ririva Eona Mabi, Paula Asadi, Guillaume Nyagatare.
Blu-ray; region A; high definition 1080p presentation; LPCM 1.0 and 2.0.
Gabbeh and The silence in Persian with optional English subtitles; The gardener in Persian and English with optional English subtitles.
Gabbeh: Director of photography, Mahmoud Kalari ; music, Hossein Alizadeh ; editor, Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
The silence: Director of photography, Ebrahim Ghafori ; editor, Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
The gardener: Director of photography and editor, Maysam Makhmalbaf ; music, Paul Collier, Salar Samadi.
