Gabbeh
Life is Colour. Love is Colour.
Life is Colour. Love is Colour.
Drama, Mystery, Romance
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1996
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An elderly couple go about their routine of cleaning their gabbeh, while bickering gently with each other. Magically, a young woman appears, helping the two clean the rug. This young woman belongs to the clan whose history is depicted in the design of the gabbeh, and the rug recounts the story of the courtship of the young woman by a stranger from the clan.
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Cast:
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Details
Runtime:
72 min
Release date:
26 Jun 1996
Country:
IR, FR
Languages:
Persian (Farsi)
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A work of shimmering beauty.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
Visually enchanting.
– Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
There is hardly a composition in the film that couldn't be extracted and framed.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Movies such as this work like meditation or music, to nudge us toward the important.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Like its subject, Gabbeh is woven with art.
– Lawrence Van Gelder,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000