Be Tartib ya Bedoun-e Tartib

The meta filmmaking aspect is what makes this fun to watch but also what holds it back. Not that there's much subtlety in the concept to begin with, but it's overdone. Still, it is enjoyable and rather captivating.

So far this side of Kiarostami appeals to me most - where he employs these meta-narrational elements in a more detached setting - over the more personal or humanistic pieces.

mental and technical exercises, uninteresting in concrete form