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                 Ayneh  (The Mirror) (1997)
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Samenvatting :

The fact that this film is set in Tehran makes it more then just a good little "slice of life" film. The setting and story give us a glimpse into ordinary life in one of the places that we westerners only read about in the newspapers and then only when bad things are happening there.

The story chronicles second grade student Mina's eventful trip home from school on a day that her mother fails to show up to take her home. Mina travels by scooter, bus, taxi and on foot through the frantic traffic of downtown Tehran. On her way home she meets with and overhears conversations by many different people from an old woman, to a police officer, to a auto mechanic. Mina also manages to quit the movie about half way through yet her odyssey continues anyway hence the film's title. Mina is very fresh and cute, the bit players are all very real and the trip home from school is fraught with situations that waiver between poignient to funny. Everything adds up to a film well worth watching. 


The Internet Movie Database Link...: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117056/


Moviemeter Link....................: http://www.moviemeter.nl/film/6362

 Genre............: Drama
 Year.............: 1997
 Country..........: Iran
 Director.........: Jafar Panahi ( also made: Offside, The White Balloon, The Circle)
 Writer...........: Jafar Panahi 
 Source...........: Retail (Not my rip)
 DVD Format.......: PAL
 DVD Size.........: DVD5 
 Programs used....: Not my rip
 Screen Format....: 4:3
 Audio Language...: Arabic,Persian
 Audio Format.....: 2.0 D.D.
 Subtitles........: Dutch/Nederlands and French
 Runtime..........: 95 min

 Menu.............: [X] Yes
 DVD Extras.......: [X] Yes

 Posted in........: alt.binaries.x
 File Name........: Ayneh-The Mirror (1997)