Ten (2003)
86%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Abbas Kiarostami’s Ten is a conceptual masterpiece that takes the audience on a cerebral journey through the streets of Tehran. The film’s minimalist approach may strain the patience of some viewers, but it is a high-stakes gamble that pays off in the end. The fictionalized everyday conversations that take place in the car provide a rare glimpse into the hopes and frustrations of Iranian society. Kiarostami’s direction is a tour de force, taking the audience from chilly abstraction to hot emotion in less than 60 seconds. Ten is a brainiac’s road movie that often provokes humor and refreshing insights, making it a fine film that is not to be missed.
Ten is a movie that will make you feel like you’re eavesdropping on the everyday conversations of people in Tehran. It’s a conceptual tour de force that takes you on a brainiac’s road trip, and it’s a major minimalist departure for Kiarostami. While it may strain your patience at times, it’s a rare chance to see the hopes and frustrations of one woman’s life in an extraordinarily simple way. Plus, sticking with it provides further insight into Kiarostami’s psychology and society. So, if you’re in the mood for a thought-provoking film that often provokes humor and refreshing insights, give Ten a try!
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Syncopy
Distributor
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Year of Release
2003
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Runtime:NA
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2011
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Mania Akbari, Amin Maher, Roya Arabshahi, Katayoun Taleidzadeh, Mandana Sharbaf, Amene Moradi, directed by Abbas Kiarostami, written by Abbas Kiarostami, drama, Iranian culture, women’s plight, box office gross, DTS-ES, DTS, flat aspect ratio, Marin Karmitz, reviewed by Wesley Morris, Peter Howell, Jonathan Curiel, Liam Lacey, Manohla Dargis, Desson Thomson, David Walsh, Dennis Schwartz, Cole Smithey, Emanuel Levy, Greg Muskewitz, MPAA rating, producer Abbas Kiarostami
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Amin Maher – Amin
Roya Arabshahi –
Katayoun Taleidzadeh –
Mandana Sharbaf –
Amene Moradi –
Director(s)
Abbas Kiarostami
Writer(s)
Abbas Kiarostami
Producer(s)
Abbas Kiarostami, Marin Karmitz
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (53) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (8)
A major minimalist departure for Kiarostami.
July 10, 2003 | Rating: 4/4
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
A very interesting film, despite structural limitations that keep it from approaching greatness.
May 9, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
TOP CRITIC
A rare chance for viewers to eavesdrop on everyday talk in Tehran that, although fictionalized, must approximate what really happens in Iran’s busy capital.
May 9, 2003 | Rating: 4/4
Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Ten may strain your patience but that’s the high-stakes gamble of this provocative project.
May 9, 2003 | Rating: 3/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
A conceptual tour de force and a brainiac’s road movie, Abbas Kiarostami’s Ten goes from chilly abstraction to hot emotion in less than 60 seconds.
April 25, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
It shows us, in an extraordinarily simple way, the hopes and frustrations of one woman’s life.
April 18, 2003
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
The film is not “disappointing” only because one has been expecting Kiarostami to encounter this sort of difficulty, based on the trajectory of his most recent work.
February 16, 2021
David Walsh
World Socialist Web Site
Often provokes humor and refreshing insights.
April 16, 2006 | Rating: A
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
January 25, 2006 | Rating: 2/5
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
September 29, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
… [S]ticking with it provides further insight into Kiarostami’s psychology and society …
December 31, 2003 | Rating: B-
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com
A fine film.
August 8, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune…
Plot
A female taxi driver in Tehran, Iran takes on 10 different passengers, each with their own story and struggles, shedding light on the plight of women in contemporary Iranian culture in Abbas Kiarostami’s minimalist drama, 10.
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