| The Color of Paradise - Rang-e khoda (1998)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Hossein Mahjoub |
Father
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| Mohsen Ramezani |
Mohammad
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| Salameh Feyzi |
Grandma
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| Farahnaz Safari |
Big Sister
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| Elham Sharifi |
Little Sister
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| Behzad Rafi |
Village Teacher
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| Mohamad Rahmani |
Schoolteacher
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| Morteza Fatemi |
Carpenter
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| Kamal Mirkarimi |
Schoolmaster
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| Masoome Zinati |
Young woman
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| Hosein Mahjoob |
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| Plot |
| Majid Majidi, whose delightful Children of Heaven became the first Iranian film ever nominated for an Oscar, returns to the subject of children for this lush and lovely--if contrived--melodrama. A spirited blind boy with a passion for learning and life arrives home for a three-month break. He's loved by his giggly little sisters and adored by his gentle granny, but his widowed, self-pitying father sees him as a burden and is determined to foist him off on someone else before he remarries--specifically, a kindly blind carpenter who welcomes the boy with all his heart. Majidi is at his best exploring the texture of the boy's world--little hands feeling their way through a garden, the sounds of metal pencils punching out Braille pages, the shuffle of fingers on paper--and his imagery is delicate and lush. The story descends into scripted tragedy and a contrived, action-packed climax (unusual for a cinema known for its restraint), and the emotional tenor turns sentimental and cloying, but Majidi turns it all around with an astounding, heartbreakingly powerful final image. If there is one thing many Iranian films have in common, it's an unerring sense of how to end a film. This is one of the most affecting ever: beautiful, moving, simple, a glowing moment that crystallizes the entire movie. --Sean Axmaker |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Foreign |
| Director |
Majid Majidi |
| Producer |
Mehdi Karimi; Ali Ghaem Maghami |
| Writer |
Majid Majidi |
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| Studio |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Country |
Iran |
| Language |
Persian |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
90 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
11/30/1998 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
656 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
9/15/2003 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396056060 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
9/19/2000 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Theatrical Trailers
Talent Files
Interactive Menus
Scene Selections
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