The Pear Tree

Overview

Mahmoud is suffering from writer's block and he is unable to continue the book he is currently working upon. He decides to take a break from his routine life and plans to visit his family's rural estate that is situated at north of Tehran. He also intends to complete his book in this visit. While at the estate, Mahmoud's attention is brought to the old Pear Tree that is situated behind the estate by the old gardener of the estate. Seeing the Pear Tree, Mahmoud thinks about his past - his infatuation towards his 14-year-old female cousin known only as M, his adolescent dreams, how that changed over the years. The rest of the film chronicles thoughts of Mahmoud and his past.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 18, 1998

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

Persian

Countries

Iran

Cast

Amir Ali Ghezelayagh,Shahram Haghighat Doost,Homayoun Ershadi,Jafar Bozorgi,Golshifteh Farahani,Sasan Bagherpour,Rahman Hoseini,Maryam Moghbeli,Nematollah Gorji,Shaghayegh Farahaniand 4 more

Director

Dariush Mehrjui

Writer

Dariush Mehrjui,Goli Taraghi

Producer

Dariush Mehrjui

Cinematography

Mahmoud Kalari

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0187809