Zir-e drakhtan-e zeyton

film by Kiarostami [1994]

Also known as: “Through the Olive Trees”

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Zir-e drakhtan-e zeyton (1994; Through the Olive Trees) is a film by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. It is the third film in Kiarostami's Koker trilogy, following Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987) and And Life Goes On... (1992). The film is set during the filming of And Life Goes On..., which itself was made in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Iran. Through the Olive Trees focuses on an actor's persistent romantic pursuit of a fellow actress amidst the production of the film within the film. Kiarostami was known for his distinctive style, often blending reality and fiction, and frequently used children as performers and central to his narratives.12

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…final film in the trilogy, Zīr-e darakhtān-e eyton (1994; Through the Olive Trees), is about an actor’s difficult romantic pursuit of a fellow actress during the filming of And Life Goes On…. During this period Kiarostami also made Namay-e nazdīk (1990; Close-Up), which tells the true story of a film…
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…final film in the trilogy, Zīr-e darakhtān-e eyton (1994; Through the Olive Trees), is about an actor’s difficult romantic pursuit of a fellow actress during the filming of And Life Goes On…. During this period Kiarostami also made Namay-e nazdīk (1990; Close-Up), which tells the true story of a film…
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