Shirin

2008 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 2,922 VOTES · DIR. Abbas Kiarostami

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Overview

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text -- long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East -- remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.

Dialogue Timeline — 782 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:13 SHIRIN
00:06:02 A piece of wood.
00:08:16 Here it comes again!
00:11:47 would be a lullaby sung by a motherly voice.
00:14:05 At sunrise I will get Shabdiz ready for you.
00:18:08 The magus told me my destiny awaits me.
00:22:46 Majesty...
00:25:56 And today you are Khosrow's messenger?
00:30:13 Ferocious fighters, better than our indolent soldiers.
00:33:26 It is a long road, but we will shorten it with a few passionate stories.
00:39:10 I am burning with love and you evade me.
00:43:44 to people who deserve a better life.
00:47:29 Love whispers?
00:49:49 Not straight towards love, but to its neighbourhood
00:53:57 The one I know is a master of geometry.
00:56:32 Here it is. Shall we spray it on his face?
00:59:58 Those mountains were carved by love and not by your hands!
01:02:44 All the sky has to offer
01:06:12 lf only this horse would stay calm...
01:09:18 wandering around town and leaving the passers-by astonished?
01:13:40 Alas, Iran did not offer her a wedding, but a funeral.
01:19:40 which, on waking, would turn into horrible nightmares.
01:22:22 Khosrow!
01:25:40 Or for the Shirin that hides in each one of you?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed782
Dialogue density8.5 lines / min
First line00:01:13
Final line01:25:40

Production Record

DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
LanguagePersian
IMDb votes2,922