Roads of Kiarostami (2005)

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

AK sent his son to say that since this was 34 minutes, then unlike during Five, the audience wouldn't have time to sleep. Shows what he knows! It's gorgeous at first, as we get to see examples of AK's B&W photography. AK zooms and pans along the roads, which run through the pics like proverbial silver ribbons. If I hadn't seen a dozen movies over the previous week and a half, I might not have drifted off once his pompous narration kicked in. I was back up by the end, when orange floods the screen, as AK sets one of his pictures on fire.

B MINUS