Gabbeh

For some reason I felt like I had seen this film before but I think that is because of the colors of the costumes (I think Im confusing it with that film about Afghanistan whose name escapes me). This film was difficult to follow in a fun way. When the film first begins to transition between the story being told in the film and those who are telling/watching it there isn't much warning and it is quite jarring. After that one gets an idea of how we are being shown everything but it still maintains a surreal quality when switching back and forth. The old mans performance was really good, he pulled the "sad old man" thing off perfectly.
Watching films from far away places, in both the cultural and legitimate sense, puts a lot of our social practices in perspective. With this film it focused around marriage and how different generations were treating it. I realize that there is some artistic input but the basic principles of how it is viewed by the characters remains the same.
The costumes clash against the background is also something that I noticed throughout the films. It's not that the location wasn't colorful, it was gorgeous, it's just that the colors on their outfits are so vivid it mutes the background colors by comparison.