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'''''Five''''' ({{lang-fa|پنج}} ''Panj''), also known as '''''Five Dedicated to Ozu''''', is a [[2003 in film|2003]] [[cinema of Iran|Iranian]] [[documentary film]] directed by [[Abbas Kiarostami]]. The film consists of five long shots, averaging about 16 minutes each. |
'''''Five''''' ({{lang-fa|پنج}} ''Panj''), also known as '''''Five Dedicated to Ozu''''', is a [[2003 in film|2003]] [[cinema of Iran|Iranian]] [[documentary film]] directed by [[Abbas Kiarostami]]. The film consists of five long shots, averaging about 16 minutes each. Four of the five have fixed camera positions. |
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It was first screened at the 2003 NHK Asian Film Festival <ref name="NHK Asian Film Festival">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/sun-asia/aff/e/5th_05e.html|title=NHK Asian Film Festival|accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref> and was also screened out of competition at the [[2004 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes Film Festival">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/fr/theDailyArticle/41558.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Five |accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref> |
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==Filming locations== |
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The original 2004 Cannes page <ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/films/fiche_film.php?langue=6002&id_film=4185304 |title=Festival de Cannes: Five |accessdate=2016-06-01 |work=festival-cannes.com |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051127014241/http://www.festival-cannes.com/films/fiche_film.php?langue=6002&id_film=4185304 |archivedate=November 27, 2005 }}</ref> states: "Finding himself in a house in the north of Iran by the Caspian Sea, the director picked up his handheld DV camera and began filming the seemingly anodyne events happening on the 500 metres of beach in front of his house". |
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A 2005 book ''The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami'' by Alberto Elena <ref name="scribd.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/112087635/Alberto-Elena-The-Cinema-of-Abbas-Kiarostami|title=The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami|accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref> also states that the film was made "[while the director was] staying on the shores of the Caspian Sea in the summer of 2002." |
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Two 2007 books state that four of the sequences are from the Caspian, except for the second which is from Spain.<ref name="The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1905674104|title=The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East|accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref><ref name="MoMA Highlights Since 1980: 250 Works from the Museum of Modern Art - 2007">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0870707132|title=MoMA Highlights since 1980|accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref> |
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According to [[IMDb]], one filming location was the San Lorenzo Beach in [[Gijón]], Asturias, Spain.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409965/locations?ref_=tt_ql_dt_6 Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Plot summary== |
==Plot summary== |
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The film consists of five long takes set by the ocean. As in a typical [[Yasujirō Ozu|Ozu]] film, the camera never moves, zooms or pans. There is no dialogue, and only one shot includes people. |
The film consists of five long takes set by the ocean. As in a typical [[Yasujirō Ozu|Ozu]] film, the camera never moves, zooms or pans. There is no dialogue, and only one shot includes people. |
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Five sequences: 1) A piece of driftwood on the seashore, carried about by the waves; 2) People walking on the seashore. The oldest ones stop by, look at the sea, then go away; 3) Blurry shapes on a winter beach. A herd of dogs. A love story; 4) A group of loud ducks cross the image, in one direction then the other; 5) A pond, at night. Frogs improvising a concert. A storm, then the sunrise. |
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* First shot: A close-up of a section of beach. |
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* Second shot: A seaside boardwalk, with people walking past. |
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* Third shot: The same beach, taken from above. |
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* Fourth shot: A short interlude, with ducks. |
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* Fifth shot: A black screen that is revealed to be water at night when the moon's reflection appears. |
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 18 May 2024
| Five Dedicated to Ozu | |
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| Directed by | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Written by | Abbas Kiarostami |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | No dialogue |
Five (Persian: پنج Panj), also known as Five Dedicated to Ozu, is a 2003 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. The film consists of five long shots, averaging about 16 minutes each. Four of the five have fixed camera positions.
It was first screened at the 2003 NHK Asian Film Festival [1] and was also screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Filming locations
[edit]The original 2004 Cannes page [3] states: "Finding himself in a house in the north of Iran by the Caspian Sea, the director picked up his handheld DV camera and began filming the seemingly anodyne events happening on the 500 metres of beach in front of his house".
A 2005 book The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami by Alberto Elena [4] also states that the film was made "[while the director was] staying on the shores of the Caspian Sea in the summer of 2002."
Two 2007 books state that four of the sequences are from the Caspian, except for the second which is from Spain.[5][6]
According to IMDb, one filming location was the San Lorenzo Beach in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.[7]
Plot summary
[edit]The film consists of five long takes set by the ocean. As in a typical Ozu film, the camera never moves, zooms or pans. There is no dialogue, and only one shot includes people.
Five sequences: 1) A piece of driftwood on the seashore, carried about by the waves; 2) People walking on the seashore. The oldest ones stop by, look at the sea, then go away; 3) Blurry shapes on a winter beach. A herd of dogs. A love story; 4) A group of loud ducks cross the image, in one direction then the other; 5) A pond, at night. Frogs improvising a concert. A storm, then the sunrise.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NHK Asian Film Festival". Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Five". Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Five". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2005. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami". Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East". Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "MoMA Highlights since 1980". Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003)
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