Academy Awards, USA 1979
| Nominated Oscar | Best Documentary, Features Albert Lamorisse |
Directed by Albert Lamorisse
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
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This documentary by French filmmakers about Iran is shot almost entirely from a helicopter. Amazing scenes of the stark desert beauty of the countryside is contrasted with the expanding urban centers such as Tehran. Mesmerizing ethnic music almost completes the mood, but distracting poetic narration by "the wind" just as quickly dissipates it. Several scenes are marred by wash from the helicopter blades, such as the mountain of drying carpets which are blown away while children dart for cover. "The wind" unconvincingly makes excuses. Released eight years after the director was killed after falling from a helicopter, finished by his wife and son.
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