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Aug 26, 2019 · Poised delicately between fiction and documentary, comedy and tragedy, the lyrical fables in The Koker Trilogy exemplify both the gentle humanism and the playful sleight of hand that define the director’s sensibility.
Oct 31, 2019 · Review: Abbas Kiarostami’s The Koker Trilogy on Criterion Blu-ray. This magnificent set of essential restorations is a strong contender for Blu-ray release of the year. by Chuck Bowen. October 31, 2019. The films in Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker trilogy have a sense of immediacy—an in-the-moment exactitude—that adds up to an expansive vision of life.
Sep 6, 2019 · Poised delicately between fiction and documentary, comedy and tragedy, the lyrical fables in The Koker Trilogy exemplify both the gentle humanism and the playful sleight of hand that define the director’s sensibility.
Mar 28, 2020 · Between 1987 and 1994, the late venerated Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami released three films that would serve not only as personal commentaries on life in his home territory of Koker, but ...
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Sep 18, 2019 · The Koker Trilogy is out on 23rd September on Blu-Ray in the UK, released by The Criterion Collection. There’s some damage evident on Where is the Friend’s House? but the other two films look great, particularly Through the Olive Trees which has an incredibly clear and crisp picture.
Sep 24, 2019 · A significant presentation of Kiarostami’s seminal rebirth and ascent to one of international cinema’s most renowned figures, The Koker Trilogy is effortlessly compelling and captivating through a series of films which lays the groundwork for the director’s own filmography as well as the cinematic language later employed by a future ...
Aug 27, 2019 · The films of the Koker Trilogy are among his very best, and the solid transfers and extras accompanying these films make this a strong candidate for this year's best Criterion release, and one of the best Criterion releases ever.
