The Traveler

Thursday, August 1 - Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Kiarostami’s first feature focuses on a boy in a provincial city so avid to get to Tehran to see a soccer match that he’ll lie to adults and cheat other kids. A quest film that’s also a study of youthful obsession, it’s filmed in edgy black and white with a quiet energy that matches its hero’s. The Traveler has an acridly ironic ending and one of the best performances by a child in Kiarostami’s early work. – Godfrey Cheshire

 

Screening as part of Abbas Kiarostami: A Retrospective, Fri Jul 26 through Thu Aug 15.

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• Language In Persian/Farsi with English subtitles.
• Year 1974
• Running Time 74 minutes
• Distributor Janus
• Director Abbas Kiarostami
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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