where is my friend's house

Jeanette 2022-03-22 09:02:59

Abbas set off a representative work of the new wave in Iran. It tells the story of the protagonist who came home with the wrong homework book, in order to prevent his deskmate from being fired, sneaked out to find his deskmate, and finally finished the homework alone without success.

The film is simple and simple, rich in humanistic care, and rich in the description of the scenery, which fully reflects the creative style of Abbas. At the same time, the film focuses on the life of children and civilians, and is created in a way that is close to a documentary, which fully reflects the general style of Iranian film works.

The film's composition and narrative are very simple and simple. The protagonist is walking alone in a box in the village, and there are only streets and a cow in the picture. When he followed the adult riding a donkey, there were only the hillside, the protagonist and an adult riding a donkey in the picture. The screen is very simple. When he was looking for the home at the same table, he saw a piece of clothes that fell on the road. He tried to throw the clothes upstairs and asked about the home at the same table. There was no urgency in cleaning, but an objective presentation of the protagonist. The process of searching shows the anxiety of the protagonist with restraint, which is very simple.

The film's portrayal of adults is very prominent. When the protagonist asks the adults, the adults are immersed in their own conversations and ignore the children. When the protagonist asks the mother to go out and return the workbook, the mother does not understand. When he returned to his hometown to meet his grandfather, his grandfather would only teach him some truths. It fully reflects the purity and kindness of children, as well as adults' incomprehension of children's world, contempt and neglect of children, and then the indifference of adults. Rich in humanistic care.

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  • Lou 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    Abbas is so simple, natural and fresh, without any pretense. 100 times better than Young Ahmed.

  • Carmela 2022-02-03 08:04:25

    Abbas became famous, the first of the "Country Trilogy". The film depicts the innocence and kindness of children and the indifference and numbness of adults through a trivial matter of returning the workbook, reflecting the problems of Iranian society, culture and education. The adults in the film always ignore the children's words and only take care of their own affairs. The big prospect of the earth slope: the zigzag trail and the old tree standing in the distance. Wonderful pattern cast by the windows in the alley at night. The little yellow flower in the workbook. (8.8/10)

Where Is the Friend's House? quotes

  • Grandfather's Friend: What I mean to say is, suppose the kid did nothing wrong. What would you do? What then?

    Grandfather: I'd find an excuse and give him a beating every other week. So he wouldn't forget.