Rent And Life Goes On (1994)
3.9 of 5 from 69 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- In the aftermath of a 1990 earthquake that left at least thirty thousand dead, Abbas Kiarostami returned to Koker, where his camera surveys not only devastation but also the teeming life in its wake. Blending fiction and reality into a playful, poignant road movie, 'And Life Goes On' follows a film director who, along with his son, makes the trek to the region in hopes of finding out if the young star of 'Where is the Friend's House?' is among the survivors, and discovers a resilient community pressing on in the face of tragedy. Finding beauty in the bleakest of circumstances, Kiarostami crafts a quietly majestic ode to the best of the human spirit.
- Actors:
- Farhad Kheradmand, Buba Bayour, Hocine Rifahi, Ferhendeh Feydi, Mahrem Feydi, Bahrovz Aydini, Ziya Babai, Mohamed Hocinerouhi, Hocine Khadem, Maassouma Berouana, Mohammad Reza Parvaneh, Chahrbanov Chefahi, Youssef Branki, Chahine Ayzen, Mohamed Bezdani, Benefshah Behioudi, Mohamed Hassen Pour, Ferhed Kadimi, Maha Bano Chikfouad, Kalsim Sada
- Directors:
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Producers:
- Alain Depardieu, Abbas Kiarostami
- Writers:
- Abbas Kiarostami, Hengameh Panahi, Harold Manning
- Aka:
- Zendegi va digar hich
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, A Brief History of Film...
- Countries:
- Iran
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/09/2019
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- Persian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary on 'And Life Goes On' featuring Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum, coauthors of Abbas Kiarostami
- Homework (1989), a feature-length documentary by Abbas Kiarostami, newly restored
- Abbas Kiarostami: Truths and Dreams, a 1994 documentary
- New interview with Kiarostami's son Ahmad Kiarostami
- New conversation between scholar Jamsheed Akrami and critic Godfrey Cheshire
- Conversation from 2015 between Abbas Kiarostami and programmer Peter Scarlet
- New interview with scholar Hamid Naficy
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Reviews (1) of And Life Goes On
Elegy for victims of an earthquake exploring the responsibilities we have for others - And Life Goes On review by tm
a complex film which breaks the fourth wall on occasion, reflects on accountability, responsibility, identity, acting and loyalty.
should we feel responsible for those who suffer far away?
what does news reporting really tell us about the visceral impact of a natural calamity?
It was Ok but I thought it could have been much better. Although I really wanted to know more about the characters in the first film and so was committed to watching it, I felt short changed and that so much more could have been done. I think the auteur missed a huge opportunity by just using his trip there as a facile vehicle for carrying his film; lazy but good.
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