The Experience
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16mm Film - The Experience - BRD 1974
Camera, Script and Direction: Egon Haase
Cast: Karin Glier, and others.
What is a little boy actually thinking when he sees a funeral for the first time? He processes his experience into a game. The mother is horrified when her offspring suddenly builds a coffin and wants to imitate the adults. The child, in turn, cannot understand why this game in particular is forbidden. His openness disappears, and he makes the preparations for the "funeral" secretly and in hiding.
Camera, Script and Direction: Egon Haase
Cast: Karin Glier, and others.
What is a little boy actually thinking when he sees a funeral for the first time? He processes his experience into a game. The mother is horrified when her offspring suddenly builds a coffin and wants to imitate the adults. The child, in turn, cannot understand why this game in particular is forbidden. His openness disappears, and he makes the preparations for the "funeral" secretly and in hiding.
Credits
- Directed by
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Written by
- Abbas Kiarostami, Amir Naderi
- Cast
- Mostafa Tari
Sources
- YouTube channel: The Art of Film on 16mm · video ↗ — title, description, video
- Wikidata · Q3062091 ↗ — creator, length, color, genre, credits
- 16mm Filmography editors — title, year, country, description
Record added 2026-06-12 21:02:56