a little review of close-up (1990) dir. abbas kiarostami ; a wonderful little miniature into what it means to be artist, or to experience art in general. watched for my blurred boundaries course. the last fourth was loosing me a bit until the penultimate scene with makhmalbaf and sabzian made me want to sob. i think this ties into a lot ab what i wrote about in my documentary article and the ways in which this genre can be used for good, for a lack of better words right now…quietly beautiful