The Pear Tree (1998)
Mahmoud is suffering from writer's block and he is unable to continue the book he is currently working upon. He decides to take a break from his routine life and plans to visit his family's rural estate that is situated at north of Tehran. He also intends to complete his book in this visit. While at the estate, Mahmoud's attention is brought to the old Pear Tree that is situated behind the estate by the old gardener of the estate. Seeing the Pear Tree, Mahmoud thinks about his past - his infatuation towards his 14-year-old female cousin known only as M, his adolescent dreams, how that changed over the years. The rest of the film chronicles thoughts of Mahmoud and his past.
Director:
Dariush Mehrjui
Writer:
Goli Taraghi
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Golshifteh Farahani as M |
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Homayoun Ershadi as Mahmoud |
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Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori as Mahmoud (child) |
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Nematollah Gorji as Mashadi Hossein |
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Sasan Bagherpour as |
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Jafar Bozorgi as The Head of a Village |
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Shaghayegh Farahani as |
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Aram Ghasemy as |
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Amir Ali Ghezelayagh as |
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Shahram Haghighat Doost as |
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Rahman Hoseini as |
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Jahangir Mirshekari as |
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Maryam Moghbeli as |
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Maliheh Nazari as |
| Directing | Dariush Mehrjui | Director |
| Writing | Dariush Mehrjui | Writer |
| Writing | Goli Taraghi | Screenplay |
| Production | Dariush Mehrjui | Producer |
| Camera | Mahmoud Kalari | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mostafa Kherghehpoosh | Editor |
| Art | Amir Ali Ghezelayagh | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bita Ghezelayagh | Set Decoration |
| Art | Faryar Javaherian | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Abdollah Eskandari | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ebrahim Sheibani | Assistant Director |
