“The greatest documentary about filmmaking I have ever seen.”
—Werner Herzog

“Lighthearted and entertaining throughout, CLOSE-UP is cinema as reconciliation—human reconciliation as well as the reconciliation of incongruous realities.”
—Artforum

“I think of all my films, CLOSE-UP is the best.”
—Abbas Kiarostami

Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami’s masterpiece tells a direct but multifaceted true story of a man who impersonates a famous filmmaker. The film, based upon a real-life case, stars the actual participants from the events depicted. In 35mm.