Directed by Asghar Farhadi The Separation opens with a married couple, Nader and Simin, arguing before a judge. They are in a divorce court, but neither wants to get divorced. She wants to move abroad immediately to give their daughter, Termeh, a better life, and he wants to wait a little longer to care for … Continue reading A Separation (2011)
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Everybody Knows (2018)
Directed by Asghar Farhadi Everybody Knows takes a kidnapping and turns it into a melodrama. That may sound facetious, but it's an effective, tense family drama that plays out like something Shakespearean. There's a wedding in a small, idyllic Spanish town that brings together a large family and their orbit of friends. The two most … Continue reading Everybody Knows (2018)
The Salesman (2016)
Directed by Asghar Farhadi The title comes from Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman. Emad and Rana are husband and wife, both in the staged play and in their own lives. Willy Loman's journey parallels Emad's as both men lose their grip on their environment, soon followed by their own frame of mind. When Rana … Continue reading The Salesman (2016)
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