 Kiarostami 's films often reflect upon immaterial concepts such as the soul and afterlife . At times , however , the very concept of the spiritual seems to be contradicted by the medium itself , given that it has no inherent means to confer the metaphysical . Some film theorists have argued that The Wind Will Carry Us provides a template by which a filmmaker can communicate metaphysical reality . The limits of the frame and the representation through dialogue with another that is not represented , physically become metaphors for the relationship between this world and those that may exist apart from it . By limiting the space of the mise en scène , Kiarostami expands the space of the art . 
