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A.k.a.
Taste of Cherry
Year
1997
Runtime
95 min.
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Genre
Drama
Rating *
7.7
Votes *
11,357
Checks
3,886
Favs
484
Dislikes
43
Favs/checks
12.5% (1:8)
Favs/dislikes
11:1
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  1. george4mon's avatar

    george4mon

    spoiler 11 years 5 months ago
  2. ClassicLady's avatar

    ClassicLady

    Surprisingly, far from finding this movie boring, I felt drawn in by vastness of the scenery and the dreariness of it. I also felt the main characters anxiousness and desperation. The Turk and his "pep talk", although earnestly delivered and thought provoking, is the same kind of talk anyone who is contemplating suicide or is depressed gets from others. Sometimes, it can help heal, but other times, it is cruelly lacking in understanding of the depressed mind. Still, a very impactful movie. 7 years 10 months ago
  3. george4mon's avatar

    george4mon

    that ending annoyed me even more after reading the directors explanation! 11 years 5 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #17 in BIFF's Asian Cinema 100
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  2. This movie ranks #20 in Film Magazine's Best Iranian Films
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  3. This movie ranks #45 in The Criterion Collection
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  4. This movie ranks #54 in iCheckMovies's 1990s Top 100
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  5. This movie ranks #69 in Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
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  6. This movie ranks #179 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  7. This movie ranks #273 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  8. This movie ranks #314 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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  9. This movie ranks #337 in Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists
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  10. This movie ranks #593 in Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide
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  11. This movie ranks #696 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  12. This movie ranks #858 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  13. This movie ranks #876 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  14. This movie ranks #902 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  15. This movie ranks #912 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  16. This movie ranks #944 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  17. This movie ranks #962 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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