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Taste of Cherry (1997; Dir.: Abbas Kiarostami)
Canon Fodder Episode 16
On this week’s episode, Daniel and Corky drive through the streets of Sacramento looking for someone to help them unlock the secrets of Abbas Kiarostami’s Palme d’Or winner. But will your hosts cherish their Taste of Cherry or decide that it’s the pits?
TASTES OF CHERRY FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #243 (tied)
World premiere: May 16, 1997 (Cannes Film Festival)
IMDB synopsis: “An Iranian man drives his car in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.”
CLIPS & CLIPPINGS
Original theatrical trailer for Taste of Cherry
“A mulberry saved my life.”
Taste of twilight
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
The Wild Bunch (1969; Dir.: Sam Peckinpah)
IMDB synopsis: “An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the “traditional” American West is disappearing around them.”
Our review of The Wild Bunch comes out on July 2!
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