This is a totally fascinating film. It’s mostly a documentary, but the film-maker didn’t arrive until a bit into the proceedings, so he had the people involved re-enact what happened before he arrived.
And the story being told isn’t a super-duper mega-important one, but a really weird one.
It’s so bizarre structurally. I had to google it to determine that it wasn’t just all made up, because that’s the only thing that would have made it more mind blowing.
Close-Up. Abbas Kiarostami. 1990. Iran.
- 8 parts gin
- 7 parts Persian sweet lemon juice
- 2 parts lemon juice
- 2 parts Cherry Heering
- 1 part rosewater
- 1 part simple syrup
Shake with ice and strain into glass.
I’ve never had sweet lemons before. It’s a quite subtle flavour. It’s not even that citrusey. But nice.
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