1997 · 99 min · NR

Taste of Cherry

Name: Taste of Cherry
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Elham Imani

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami · Drama

Taste of Cherry (1997) is a Drama film, directed by Abbas Kiarostami set in Tehran during the 1990s.

Themes of madness / loss of sanity, isolation, and mortality & aging play out through metafiction.

Cinematography

Homayun Payvar

Cast

Homayoun ErshadiAbdolrahman BagheriSafar Ali MoradiMir Hossein NooriElham ImaniAfshin Khorshid BakhtiariAhmad Ansari

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Tehran

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Madness / Loss Of Sanity Isolation Mortality & Aging

Structure

Metafiction

Tone

BleakContemplativeMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Taste of Cherry

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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