Panahi’s most aesthetically pure and visually provocative film, chalk full of self-reference, cultural exposition, and homage to cinema. The Kiarostami-esque close up of a rose, eastern string instrumentation in the soundtrack, and long tracking takes from the taxi’s interior render a profound and verisimilar experience. May have worked even better as a single long take.
85/100 – Excellent.
Aesthetics Of The Mind 