The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree (Derakht-e-Golabi) is a 1998 Iranian drama movie written and directed by Dariush Mehrjui with Homayoun Ershadi and Golshifteh Farahani in the lead. The movie was noted for the exemplary craftsmanship of Dariush Mehrjui on his examination of the Iranian bourgeoisie.[1] This movie is also the debut film of actress Golshifteh Farahani.[2]

The Pear Tree
Directed byDariush Mehrjui
Produced byDariush Mehrjui
Written byDariush Mehrjui
Goli Taraghi
StarringHomayoun Ershadi
Golshifteh Farahani
Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori
Nematollah Gorji
CinematographyMahmoud Kalari
Release date
  • 1 October 1998 (1998-10-01)
Running time
95 min
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Synopsis

Mahmoud (Homayoun Ershadi) is suffering from writer's block and he is unable to continue the book he is currently working upon. He decides to take a break from his routine life and plans to visit his family's rural estate that is situated at north of Tehran. He also intends to complete his book in this visit. While at the estate, Mahmoud's attention is brought to the old Pear Tree that is situated behind the estate by the old gardener of the estate (Nematollah Gorji). Seeing the Pear Tree, Mahmoud thinks about his past - his infatuation towards his 14-year-old female cousin known only as M (Golshifteh Farahani), his adolescent dreams, how that changed over the years. The rest of the film chronicles thoughts of Mahmoud and his past.

Cast

Reception

The Pear Tree was met with highly positive reviews and considered as a majestic inclination of internalization of Iranian Cinema.[3] This movie is usually considered as one of the finest example of Dariush Mehrjui's craftmanship.[4][5] While some of the reviews compared it with Ingmar Bergman's The Wild Strawberries,[6] some of them noted that some of the flashback scenes served as fragile symbols for the Mehrjui's hope for Iran's future.[7] The performances of Homayoun Ershadi and Golshifteh Farahani were hailed, and so as the cinematography of Mahmoud Kalari.

Awards

References
  1. "The Pear Tree". gaiff.am. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. "IranWire - 50 Iranian Women You Should Known: Golshifteh Farahani". iranwire.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. Teo, Stephen (2013). The Asian Cinema Experience: Styles, Spaces, Theory. Routledge. ISBN 978-1136296086.
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/160654/The-Pear-Tree/overview
  5. "Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Cinema: Dariush Mehrjui". iranchamber.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. "The Film Sufi". filmsufi.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. Grunes, David (September 1, 2010). A Short Chronology of World Cinema. Big River Books. ISBN 978-0955384318.
  8. "Chicago International Film Festival - 1998 — 34th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. Anissa Haddadi. "Golshifteh Farahani: The Actress Who Took on the Ayatollahs". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2006). Cinemas of the Other: A Personal Journey with Film-makers from the Middle East and Central Asia. Intellect Book. ISBN 1841501433.
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