{"id":5047,"date":"2008-01-03T11:51:23","date_gmt":"2008-01-03T18:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2021-01-20T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T19:57:07","slug":"gaav-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5047","title":{"rendered":"Gaav (1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<strong>Note:<\/strong> The following review is of a non-<em>Guide for the Film Fanatic<\/em> title; click <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=4388\">here<\/a> to read more.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;My cow wouldn&#8217;t run away, Eslam&#8230; My cow wouldn&#8217;t do that.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Gaav-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Gaav-Poster-1-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Gaav-Poster-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Gaav-Poster-1-93x128.jpg 93w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Gaav-Poster-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a close-knit Iranian village, the adoring owner (Ezzatolah Entezami) of the town&#8217;s only cow suffers a mental breakdown when he learns that his beloved &#8220;pet&#8221; has suddenly died.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental Breakdown<\/li>\n<li>Middle Eastern Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Village Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWhile Peary&#8217;s <em>Guide for the Film Fanatic<\/em> lists many &#8220;predictable&#8221; foreign gems (and a few that are lesser-known), there are nonetheless a number of historically relevant titles &#8212; particularly those from developing countries &#8212; which are missing, perhaps because he never had a chance to see them in American theaters. These days, however, thanks to DVD, it&#8217;s easier than ever to fill in the gaps of our &#8220;third world cinema&#8221; knowledge, and this film &#8212; made by seminal Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui &#8212; is one title film fanatics should at least be familiar with. It tells the simple, occasionally enigmatic tale of a married man&#8217;s obsessive love for his cow (! yes, it&#8217;s mildly creepy), but at heart it&#8217;s really more concerned with exploring village dynamics, and how members of a small community choose to deal with one of their own slowly going around the bend. It&#8217;s unlike any other film you&#8217;ve ever seen, and is worth a look for its historical importance alone. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The creative opening titles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-opening.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5051\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ezzatolah Entezami as Masht Hassan, the cow&#8217;s bereaved owner<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-crazy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-crazy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5048\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effective look at close-knit village life<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-villagers-window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-villagers-window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5049\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fereydon Ghovanlou&#8217;s b&#038;w cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/gaav-cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5046\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical importance as a forerunner of Iranian neo-realist cinema. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/l>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0064356\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Note: The following review is of a non-Guide for the Film Fanatic title; click here to read more.] &#8220;My cow wouldn&#8217;t run away, Eslam&#8230; My cow wouldn&#8217;t do that.&#8221; Synopsis: In a close-knit Iranian village, the adoring owner (Ezzatolah Entezami) of the town&#8217;s only cow suffers a mental breakdown when he learns that his beloved &#8220;pet&#8221; has suddenly died. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Mental Breakdown Middle Eastern Films Obsessive Love Village Life Review: While Peary&#8217;s Guide for the Film&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5047\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-missing-title-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5047"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64693,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047\/revisions\/64693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}