At the time this film was shown at Cannes i was very curious about it. I remember it got some negative press (don't know if I should call them reviews...), and that Kiarostami was loosing it. What a presumptuous statement. Even if one doen's like his last couple of films, imo this is like saying Kubrick or Tarkovski had lost it during their careers 

The way you describe the film, it sounds very intriguing and I'm glad it got released on DVD, as I wouldn't have thought this possible. Usually anything that tends to be avant-garde or experimental is neglected.
Thanks for giving it proper attention arsaib. 

Did you see it as part of the retrospective or do you own the French DVD?