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At times the picture feels like an affectionate parody of recent Iranian films.
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The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Perhaps it's the difference in culture, but the thoughtfulness in Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine shows that its creator isn't letting himself or his audience off the hook.
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Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
Boasts rich texture, sly vision and rueful humor.
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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
This understated Iranian drama affirms life as vigorously as it provokes thought.
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New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
The heavy subject is tempered with gentle humor.
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New Times (L.A.) by Jean Oppenheimer
Farmanara, the actor, brings a real poignancy to the role and, thus, to the story that seems, more than anything, the tale of a man coming to terms with his life.
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Farmanara bears his soul, and his honesty permeates this work as strongly as the smell of camphor.
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TV Guide Magazine by Steve Simels
Glacially slow going.
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Deadly dull.