Amozadegan
Résumés(1)
The third outing for Danesh Eghbashavi was filmed with two iPhones, a small hand-held camera, a GoPro action camera, and the appreciable influence of Roger Corman. This rousing genre blend of comedy, detective story and mockumentary demonstrates that, even in the present day, independent film can incorporate aspects of the revolutionary gesture. In a brisk and complex way it tells a story which might suggest it was filmed by its protagonists as a live broadcast. The sophisticated narrative composition is akin to the process of opening out Chinese nested boxes – the characters know what is going to happen and they provide the appropriate commentary as well. Archive shots are also added to the mix. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(plus)Critiques (1)
Zapata is a meta film about the desire and ambition to make movies in contemporary Iran. The filmmakers adore Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie, as well as themselves, or rather their concept of a found-footage movie, so they bog themselves down in annoying, needlessly long selfie shots and literal references to their role models. On the other hand, it can't be denied that the film has moments of imaginative self-reflection and infectiously likable enthusiasm. A complementary work to Dark Matter, which was also screened at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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