A magical little film from Iran, full of colour and poetry. A young woman tells her story, which is woven into her persian rug (a 'gabbeh'), in a way which feels both traditional and imaginative - but is always visually stunning. Very different in style to the neorealism of better known Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, 1001 MYMSBYD says of its director: "Makhmalbaf is to Kiarostami what Prince is to Michael Jackson". I agree - like a Prince song this is vibrant and colourful yet with a mournful undertone. I shall definitively try and find more of Makhmalbaf's work. This is my 878th film watch from Schneider's 1001 and finding little gems like this, that I'd never heard of, is one of the joys if working through a list like this. . . . . . . . . . . #gabbeh #gabbehrugs #gabbehrug #gabbehcarpet #gabbehmovie #gabbehfilm #mohsenmakhmalbaf #iranianmovie #iranian #persian #persianrug #persiancarpet #iran #iranianfilm #cinema #cineaste #cinephile #cinephilecommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWHXqKloJ2/?igshid=1ds2r49n8pgro