Blu-ray Review – Taste of Cherry

While a respected filmmaker during the course of his career, 1997's "Taste of Cherry" brought Abbas Kiarostami's work to a worldwide audience, collecting awards and rave reviews for his mediation on life and death. Never one to conjure a volcanic viewing experience, the helmer remains within his creative boundaries for the endeavor, which provides a minimalist moviemaking effort, while the story touches on the depths of experience, existentialism, and resiliency. There's an emotional side to "Taste of Cherry," but Kiarostami elects to head into a more reflective place of thought, delivering an intriguing portrait of a man experiencing life for perhaps the first time as he orchestrates his own demise. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com