The Pear Tree

Produced in 1998

The Pear Tree

Film Information

Festival Edition 1998 - Edition 2
Section General
Director Dariush Mehrjui
Country Iran
Duration 100 min
Category Iranian Feature Films 1998
Producer Farabi Cinema Foundation
Screenplay Dariush Mehrjui & Goli Taraq
Cast Homayun Ershadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Mohammad Reza Sha'ban Noori, Nematollah Gorji, Jafar Bozorgi, Maryam Majidi, Maryam Moqbel
Genre Panorama

Synopsis

Mahmud, a middle-aged poet and writer, travels to his birth place in the Bagh Damavand to write a book. The pear tree in the garden reminds Mahmud of his childhood and youth, while the old and nagging gardener keeps reminding Mahmud of the bitter fact that all trees in the garden have borne fruit, with the exception of the pear tree. But, the pear tree takes Mahmud back to his childhood years, and his first great love in life. The reminiscences help him to review his life and finally he discovers the secret of the pear tree's silence.

Full Description

Mahmoud, a middle-aged poet and writer, travels to his birthplace in the Bagh Damavand to write a book. The pear tree in the garden reminds Mahmoud of his childhood and youth, while the old and nagging gardener keeps reminding Mahmoud of the bitter fact that all trees in the garden have borne fruit, with the exception of the pear tree. But, the pear tree takes Mahmoud back to his childhood years, and his first great love in life. The reminiscences help him to review his life and finally he discovers the secret of the pear tree's silence.