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24 Frames

2018, Movie, 1h 54min

For what would prove to be his final film, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami gave himself a challenge: to create a dialogue between his work as a filmmaker and his work as a photographer, bridging the two art forms to which he had dedicated his life. Setting out to reconstruct the moments immediately before and after a photograph is taken, Kiarostami selected twenty-four still images—most of them stark landscapes inhabited only by foraging birds and other wildlife—and digitally animated each one into its own subtly evolving four-and-a-half-minute vignette, creating a series of poignant studies in movement, perception, and time. A sustained meditation on the process of image making, 24 FRAMES is a graceful and elegiac farewell from one of the giants of world cinema.

Country: Iran,France

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Reviews

Critic Xan Brooks

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...rigorously experimental; it demands patience and engagement. But this haunted ghost-film had me completely entranced.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Godfrey Cheshire

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...is as delightful as it is surprising... each little movie seems to have its own dramatic arc, and part of the fun of watching it lies in seeing how each of these unfolds.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...a classically Kiarostami work, indicative of his life’s curiosities and trademark inquiries, but far short of a culminating utterance.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Frequently asked questions

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"24 Frames" is a collection of short films that explore the moments before and after a photograph is taken. Inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs, filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami brings life to frozen moments in time. Each of the 24 chapters offers a glimpse into a different world, where nature and wildlife are the main actors. The film is a metaphysical and artistic experiment that challenges our perception of time and reality.

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You can stream 24 Frames on: The Criterion Channel

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