Still Life (1974)
- Original title
- طبیعت بیجان
- Directed by
- Sohrab Shahid-Saless
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An elderly railway switchman in a remote part of Iran goes about his repetitive daily routine. When he is forced to retire, his quiet life of simple duties and isolation is disrupted.
slow-burnbleakobservationalquietmelancholicminimalistreflectivesubdued
What happens
Still Life (Persian: طبیعت بیجان, romanized: Tabiate bijan) is a 1974 Iranian film directed by Sohrab Shahid-Saless. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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