Close Up

1997·Movie
16min
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Metacritic––Rotten Tomatoes89%88%

Where to watch

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About

A young photographer wanders the city taking pictures with a Polaroid 600, but on each print the silhouette of a woman on a bicycle appears. The sequence of photos makes it clear that the woman is about to be hit by a trolleybus. Based loosely on Stephen King's novella "The Sun Dog" and Julio Cortázar's short story "Blow-Up" ("Las babas del diablo").
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Crew

Directed by:
Yevgeni Zvezdakov
Written by:
Stephen King, Julio Cortázar, Yevgeni Zvezdakov
Produced by:
Olga Kostromitina
Composed by:
Sergey Chuprov, Andrey Ledenyov, Aleksandr Rappoport

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Media

Questions about Close Up

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Is Close Up worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7 and Rotten Tomatoes 89%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Close Up?

0 h 16 min

Close Up runs 0 h 16 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on Close Up?

Critics89
Audiences79

Not quite. Critics rate Close Up higher (89) than audiences (79). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.

What language is Close Up in?

Russian

It was made in Russian. Produced in Russia.

What tropes does Close Up use?

Anachronic OrderArt ShiftAutobiographical RoleThe CameoThe ConFreeze-Frame EndingPerspective FlipLeaning on the Fourth WallSpinning PaperInfodumpLeave the Camera RunningMockumentaryand 2 more

TV Tropes lists 14 storytelling tropes for Close Up, including Anachronic Order, Art Shift, Autobiographical Role.

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