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Here’s a sample of the first weekend’s films:

“The Taste of Cherry” (unrated): Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (“Through the Olive Trees”) took home the Gold Palm award at Cannes for this seemingly simple story of a depressed man driving through the hilly outskirts of Tehran looking for someone to oversee his suicide. Become emotionally involved at your own risk.

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