Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Adorable Movie: "The Song Of Sparrows"

Original Title: Avaze gonjeshk-ha
Language: Iranian
Director: Majid Majidi
 

About:
"The Song of Sparrows" is a bittersweet parable about the struggles of a family living in a rural area outside Tehran.



Plot:
Fired from his job on an ostrich farm after one of the birds runs away and he is blamed for the loss, a man becomes so obsessed with collecting useless rubbish that he begins to neglect his wife and daughter while becoming completely oblivious to their familial hardships. Karim earned a decent living by working on the ostrich farm, so after he is fired he sets out on a futile attempt to locate the bird. One day, as Karim heads into town in order to have his daughter's hearing aid repaired, he offers a lift to a wandering man and decides that there is good money in the taxi business. 

But as his connection to the people of the city grows stronger, his personality begins to transform. Every day, Karim returns home with a new haul of useless junk, giving his picturesque courtyard the appearance of a sprawling junkyard. When his wife offers a spare door from the courtyard to a neighbor in need, Karim completely looses his cool and sets out to retrieve the door. 
When Karim stumbles and breaks his foot while rummaging through his second-hand goods, the kindness of neighbors makes him realize that his priorities have taken a turn for the worse.

 Why To Watch:
The simplicity of the movie will enchant you, its a must watch film, some other points are:
* Astonishes with its simplicity, its uncomplicated wisdom, its visual salience... 
* has sweet and has some sublime, poetic moments.
* leisurely and lovely picture, well worth seeing.
* sweet and uplifting humanistic fable that celebrates the joys of community and pastoral life over a harried and materialistic urban existence.

Ratings:
98 % Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
My Rating : 4.6/5

Here's the trailor:
 
Top Critics' say:
1) The images in The Song of Sparrows have a poetic grace that's to be desired in storytelling.
2) The Song of Sparrows is a sweet and uplifting humanistic fable that celebrates the joys of community and pastoral life over a harried and materialistic urban existence.
3) At times tedious but ultimately beguiling, Song of Sparrows morphs from a sly dramedy about running a household into a fable about two ways of life (urban and rural) that can't coexist.


I recommend you to watch this adorable movie, do post your experience if you have watched it or after watching it.
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