The Willow Tree

Iranian writer and director Majid Majidi has made better films (Color of Paradise, Baran) than this one which has an interesting concept but poor execution. The story about a blind professor who has everything until he regains his eye sight which causes him to loose everything when he falls in love with a beautiful student. Instead of focusing on the irony sight and insight, Majidi is more concerned about physical beauty which seems uncharacteristic for the professor since his life is not that terrible including his wife. It's a rather cynical film from Majidi which leaves a bitter aftertaste. Besides the script, there's also a problem with the main character and over use of the melodramatic music that doesn't allow the film to breath. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.