
Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn't made a film in 24 years (he can't get past the censors). He's working on a documentary, for Japanese TV, on Iranian burial practices. On the anniversary of his wife's death, a hitchhiker tells him a story of spousal abuse and infant mortality, he discovers that someone has been buried in his plot next to his wife, and he needs the help of his attorney, a well-connected fixer. He dreams of death, even as he investigates it for his ... (Full plot summary below)
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Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn't made a film in 24 years (he can't get past the censors). He's working on a documentary, for Japanese TV, on Iranian burial practices. On the anniversary of his wife's death, a hitchhiker tells him a story of spousal abuse and infant mortality, he discovers that someone has been buried in his plot next to his wife, and he needs the help of his attorney, a well-connected fixer. He dreams of death, even as he investigates it for his film. His niece's husband, a well-known writer, fails to return home; he searches hospitals for an unclaimed body. His heart disease is flaring up. Is he prepared for death? Is that all that's left?
Leave your thoughts about Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine.
| New York TimesElvis MitchellHas a pixilated charm and, under the surface, a current of despair. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonA bitter but funny examination of the problems of life in a society in which a man cannot do his job. |
| IFilmDave WhiteYou Should Pay Nine Bucks to See This If: You care anything at all about world cinema. |
| Dallas Morning NewsJane SumnerSomber and haunting with an undertow of mordant wit, Mr. Farmanara's comeback finds its morning in life and nature. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeWonderfully bitter as it is wonderfully witty. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyBoasts rich texture, sly vision and rueful humor. |
| Apollo GuideKurt DahlkeSmell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine is not for all tastes, and patient viewers stand the best chance of receiving its rewards, which are, after all, worthwhile. |
| Filmcritic.comJake EukerFarmanara's artistic vision is hit-or-miss and his material hangs together rather slackly |
| Miami HeraldMarta BarberThe slow-moving film fails to capture the depth and intensity of what it means to battle political censure and depression. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDeceptively simple yet consistently acute, subtle and observant. |