Five Dedicated to Ozu is a 2003

2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

 Iranian

Cinema of Iran

The cinema of Iran is a flourishing film industry with a long history. Many popular commercial films are annually made in Iran, and Iranian art films win praise around the world....

 documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries...

. The film consists of five long shots, averaging about 16 minutes each. All shots were taken in Gijón, Asturias, Spain, and four of the five utilize a completely fixed camera. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival

2004 Cannes Film Festival

The 2004 Cannes Film Festival started on May 12 and ran until May 23. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore.-Jury:* Quentin Tarantino, President * Emmanuelle Béart * Edwidge Danticat * Tilda Swinton...

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Plot summary

The film consists of five long takes set by the ocean.
As in a typical Ozu

Yasujiro Ozu

was a prominent Japanese film director and script writer. He is known for his distinctive technical style, developed during the silent era. Marriage and family, especially the relationships between the generations, are among the most persistent themes in his body of work...

film, the camera never moves, zooms or pans. There is no dialogue or, except for one shot, people at all.

• First shot: A close-up of a section of beach.
• Second shot: A seaside boardwalk, with people walking past.
• Third shot: The same beach, taken from above.
• Fourth shot: A short interlude, with ducks.
• Fifth shot: A black screen that is revealed to be water at night when the moon's reflection appears.