Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine

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09/20/2010 (*** 1/2): Thumbs Up Funny and well-written. See more 03/29/2009 By turns, funny and tragic, this is an idiosyncratic look at life, aging and death. Beautifully honest account, intelligent and full of heart and truth See more 06/11/2008 Funny that a film/story so focused on death is actually about life and the small joys it brings. Initially, it felt like Farmanara was being overly self-indulgent in his storytelling (and casting himself as lead), but now I see how it could be difficult finding anyone else to fill that role. See more 10/18/2007 Sad, bit Fellini-esque. An Iranian director searches for the meaning of life in the meaning of death. See more 06/11/2007 This movie is really melancholy and beautiful. It was the first Iranian movie I ever saw and it's still the only one I've seen to date... which is a shame. I had never wanted to learn Farsi or go to Iran before I saw this movie... and this movie exposed me to both the country and the language and, long story short, it made me want to get in touch with that aspect of myself. Cheesy of me to say, but true, and it's a good movie. See more 06/05/2007 Saw this in an Iranian film class and liked it, and enjoyed it even more when I got it from Netflix. They describe Farmanara as an Iranian Woody Allen, which I don't think is particularly apt (it is very a very dark film). There are a few funny moments, interesting symbolism, and great music. See more Read all reviews

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