Close-Up

Friday, January 2 - Thursday, January 8, 2026

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This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event — the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf — as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. With its universal themes and fascinating narrative knots, CLOSE-UP — one of Kiarostami’s most radical, brilliant works — has resonated with viewers around the world.

Screening as part of PANAHI & KIAROSTAMI: TWO MASTERS

Previously screened as part of Abbas Kiarostami: A Retrospective and In the Time of Kiarostami: Writings on Iranian Cinema

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  • Country Iran
  • Language In Persian/Farsi with English subtitles.
  • Year 1990
  • Running Time 98 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Janus
  • Director Abbas Kiarostami
  • Cast Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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