There's very little explicit exposition here; instead, Majidi presents us with a series of glistening tone poems.
The Willow Tree(بید مجنون)
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Iran · 2005
Rated PG · 1h 36m
Director Majid Majidi
Starring Parviz Parastouei, Roya Taymourian, Afarin Obeisi, Reza Naji
Genre Drama
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When Youssef, a blind university professor, is given the chance to undergo major eye surgery in France, his prayers are answered and his sight is restored. Leaving behind his loving wife and daughter, he finds a new lease of life in his new visual world. However, will he lose sight of what is important?
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Majid Majidi's exquisite film The Willow Tree"is likely to make a very brief stop in theaters en route to home video, so catch it when and if you can.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Although The Willow Tree occasionally suffers from a surfeit of portentous symbolism, it is ultimately a powerful portrait of a man who gets what he always wanted.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
The Iranian director Majid Majidi’s sad, soulful film The Willow Tree is his second movie to explore blindness and sight on multiple levels.
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