Gabbeh

1996 • 72 minutos

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Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash a vividly woven traditional Persian rug ('Gabbeh'). A beautiful woman, depicted in the rug's elaborate design, suddenly appears and tells a heart-rending story of love and loss.

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Gabbeh Movie Review by Carolina Gonzalez #carolinaswords Gabbeh is a surrealistic and beautiful movie about the search for love, or better said, the waiting for love. The story is about Gabbeh, a young woman who is part of a nomadic family in an Iranian closed society, and who is waiting for the perfect man, the elation of love, and the perfect time to get married. But the waiting is too long, and her father’s rules plus the Iranian costumes determined her life. As a flash back, Gabbeh’s story is about idyllic feelings and the awaiting for romance; but the love story seems to be an excuse to visually experiment ways to communicate and to create perfect surealistics frames. Gabbeh’s emotions are represented in colorful details that amused the viewers; every single frame is extremely descriptive. The ambient sound makes real the surrealistic narration. This movie is a notable description of the beauty of some Iranian areas where nomadic people love, and is a remarkable account of some of their customs and traditions. Carolinaswords