Cinematic background from Close-Up 1990 - This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in a chair with his hands crossed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men sitting in chairs in a living room next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man with a long beard and a white hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in the drivers seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men sitting in chairs in a living room next to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A group of people standing next to each other wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A person with a beard looking at something; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man sitting at a table in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man with a beard looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in a chair in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man in a uniform is standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man standing in front of a dining room table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men sitting in chairs in front of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man with a goatee is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in a chair in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A group of men standing next to each other in uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men sitting at a table in a courtroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man and a woman standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men riding a motorcycle with a bouquet of flowers on the back of it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man with grey hair looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man with a beard wearing a white turban; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man riding down the side of a street with a suitcase; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man with a briefcase standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man walking down the street holding a bouquet of flowers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man sitting at a desk in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in a chair in front of a plant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men standing in front of an entrance to a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A car parked on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man driving a car while another man holds a pen in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man walking down the street in front of an old car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man standing in front of a man sitting at a desk; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older woman wearing a head covering looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man sitting on a chair in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man with a mustache in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting at a dining room table; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A person holding his hand up to his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man sitting in a chair in front of an older woman; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man driving a car while another man looks on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older man holding a bouquet of flowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man with a beard and mustache and another man with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a white car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in front of another man in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – Two men sitting at a table in a courtroom; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting at a table with a tray of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man riding a motorcycle down a street holding flowers; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A car parked on the side of the road next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting in a wooden chair wearing glasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man sitting on top of a wooden bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – An older woman wearing a head scarf and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man standing in front of an open door looking at another man; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A group of men sitting next to each other in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Close-Up” (1990), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – A man standing in a living room next to a rug; Wide shot, High angle