Close-Up Long Shot

Close Up Long Shot (1996), Iran, Moslem Mansouri, Mahmoud Chokrollahi

(Review from June 19, 2025)

Ive seen and loved Close Up but after Long Shot Im struggling with it morally and philosophically. To see how Kiarostami kinda filmed and left, it makes it harder to love the film. I liked Close Up. I loved Close Up. I really wanna love Close Up. But should I love it? Or perhaps its not all bad in the end, I think as I attempt to find a solution and happy ending?

Take a deep breath, kid.

I think I still love Close-Up. But not in the same way, and thats not a bad thing. After this documentary, I see what the film is now. Deep human empathy (as I always believed) with flaws. Because we as humans are deeply flawed. Even in the mos...