Eclipse Series 47: ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: Early Shorts and Features: Solution No. 1 (1978)

KIAROSTAMI, Abbas (Iran)
Solution No. 1 [1978]
Eclipse Series 47
Blu-ray


The rare Kanoon film that doesn’t involve children, this unusual road movie was made during the revolution and afforded Abbas Kiarostami what may have been a welcome escape from the capital. Shot amid spectacular mountain scenery north of Tehran, it shows a young man on a roadside with a tire, trying to get a ride. After several minutes of failure, he simply takes the tire and rolls it down the mountain, a lyrical visual journey that’s accompanied by a triumphal score.

12 minutes
Color
Monaural
in Persian
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2025

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Abbas Kiarostami was 38 when he directed Solution No. 1.


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