The Pear Tree

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Dariush Mehrjui

Writers

Goli Taraghi, Dariush Mehrjui

Language

Persian

Country

Iran

Release date

18 October 1998

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Golshifteh Farahani

  M

• 

  Homayoun Ershadi

  Mahmoud

• Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori

  Mahmoud (child)

• 

  Nematollah Gorji

  Mashadi Hossein

• Sasan Bagherpour

• 

  Jafar Bozorgi

  The Head of a Village

• 

  Shaghayegh Farahani

• 

  Aram Ghasemy

• Amir Ali Ghezelayagh

• 

  Shahram Haghighat Doost

• Rahman Hoseini

• Jahangir Mirshekari