TASTE OF CHERRY

Winner of the Palme D'Or at Cannes
1997, TASTE OF CHERRY is a deep
philosophical study about a man who
is so tired of life that he wants to commit
suicide. Cruising the outskirts of Tehran,
Mr Badii searches for an accomplice who is willing to bury him after he is dead. He is not successful until he finally strikes a bargain with a museum guard. But before the guard agrees to the deed, he wants to know why Mr Badii is so desperate to die...

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10 ON TEN

10 ON TEN is an extraordinary master-
class that proffers ten fascinating lessons on filmmaking by one of the world's most influential directors. With a single camera fixed inside a car, Kiraostami drives across the hills surrounding Tehran - the setting for TASTE OF CHERRY - and imparts a series of fascinating insights into his method of filmmaking...

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