Shirin (the movie)

An experimental film from the great Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Shirin begins with a quick montage of illustrations that forecasts the story we're about to hear but not see. For the rest of the film, as we listen to the soundtrack of a mythical melodrama about the love between an Armenian princess and a Persian king, we gaze at close-ups of women ostensibly watching the film we can hear. Among them are most of the most beautiful actresses Iran has to offer, plus one Juliette Binoche. All have their heads covered and are entrancing to gaze upon, some of them looming out of the darkness as the light of the 'film' brightens their eyes or catches the glisten of a tear as it rolls. Not for everyone, perhaps, but refreshingly something like a cross between a film and an art installation.

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