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The Color of Paradise
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767857086
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767857089
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: Persian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: D05606D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 19, 2000
Running Time: 90 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Movie
I don't usually watch movies like this, but it was fantastic. The cinematography was great and the message was sweet. Surprisingly, there were some intense moments. Great movie all together.
Rating: - Touching & Powerful
This is one of the best Iranian films ever made. The praise it has received on this page is well deserved and this is a "must see" for all who want to get a taste of Iranian filmaking.
Rating: - Beyond Seeing
This film about a blind Iranian boy and his family takes the viewer beyond all stereotypes to witness the etheric beauty and depth of love in unexpected places. The filmmaker has produced a work which speaks successfully across cultural boundaries in a provoking exploration of the meaning of family, community, loss and connection.
Rating: - Oustanding and Refreshing movie
A tender movie that has a beautiful palet of settings. Vivid
colors and the tranquility of Iranian village life. The innocence
of a child's world and simple desires. Uplifting and spiritually
nourishing. Special for the whole family. Shades of Kurosawa's
"Dreams" in its tender scenes of nature.
Rating: - Colors of the Heart
If you have a beating heart you will touched to its depth from the beginning to the end of this film. The glorious cinemaphotography brings the mountains of Iran so clearly into life it feels like you've been transported there. These mountains, with their peaks and valleys, are emblematic of the struggles the father goes through on his journey to acceptance of his blind son. The simplicity of the outer life depicted in this film makes it all the easier to see the inner changes in its characters. ... Read More
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