An Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
While both participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," a teacher's wife is assaulted in her new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.
Director:
Asghar Farhadi
Stars:
Shahab Hosseini,
Taraneh Alidoosti,
Mina Sadati
On the last Wednesday before the spring solstice ushers in the Persian New Year, people set off fireworks following an ancient Zoroastrian tradition. Rouhi, spending her first day at a new job, finds herself in the midst of a different kind of fireworks -- a domestic dispute between her new boss and his wife.
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Directed by multi-award winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, 'Beautiful City' is a cinematic gem not to be missed. Akbar has just turned eighteen. He has been held in a rehabilitation centre ... See full summary »
Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her two children to attend her sister's wedding. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
Director:
Asghar Farhadi
Stars:
Penélope Cruz,
Javier Bardem,
Ricardo Darín
Not being able to work because of the religious country's prejudice against music, a talented Santour player has to deal with poverty, addiction and the absence of his ex-wife.
The Glass Agency is the story of a war veteran living in post war Iran. It depicts veterans who are suffering from social problems after the war. Society does not understand them and the ... See full summary »
What appears to be a grand love story turns sour when parents-to-be discover that their unborn child will likely be born with serious birth defects, as a result of the mother's exposure to ... See full summary »
Shirin is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime, rooted in her nightmarish childhood, unravels gradually and the real question emerges: Who is the REAL criminal?
Coming back to accomplish the divorce procedure, Ahmad an Iranian man, arrives in Paris after four years to meet his ex-wife and her daughters from her previous marriage. He notices his ex is in a relationship with an Arab named Samir who also has a son and a wife in a coma. The relationship of the older daughter and her mother is in deterioration because the daughter thinks her mother is the cause of Samir's wife comatose state. The affairs get more complicated when the older daughter discloses something heinous she has done.Written by
Hossein sr
Official submission of Iran to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category. See more »
Quotes
Fouad:
Why don't they separate her from medical instruments?
Samir:
Because they don't know if she wants to live with them or die.
Fouad:
She wants to die.
Samir:
Why do you say that?
Fouad:
She wants to die. That's why she committed suicide!
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2011 was a great year for at least two people - Berenice Bejo had her breakout with her husband's film The Artist and Asghar Farhadi had worldwide acclaim with A Separation. This year's combination of the two with The Past has been said to be worthy of even more acclaim than the above. While I have a soft spot for The Artist, sure, I'd say The Past is better than A Separation, but neither are masterpieces, just great films. Perhaps what makes The Past easier to connect to is the lack of culture barrier as this film takes place entirely in France as opposed to Iran. But Farhadi's favourite theme of family drama is still ever-present. This is a film about how damaging one single misguided relationship can be to a whole network of people. There's a novelistic approach to the narrative that's quite fascinating as it moves organically. It's a dialogue-driven film, and exposition is revealed as if puzzle pieces to a mystery and the film follows a natural progression of its web of characters ending not where you'd expect. It's not trying to hit overly-satisfying reveals, but instead tries to leave you with something to think about, the weight in its themes of mortality and the value of relationships past and present stops it from feeling soap-opera-esque sometimes given the sense of drama. With hypnotic cinematography to boost the performances of its great cast, The Past is a rewarding film that puts relationships into perspective.
8/10
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2011 was a great year for at least two people - Berenice Bejo had her breakout with her husband's film The Artist and Asghar Farhadi had worldwide acclaim with A Separation. This year's combination of the two with The Past has been said to be worthy of even more acclaim than the above. While I have a soft spot for The Artist, sure, I'd say The Past is better than A Separation, but neither are masterpieces, just great films. Perhaps what makes The Past easier to connect to is the lack of culture barrier as this film takes place entirely in France as opposed to Iran. But Farhadi's favourite theme of family drama is still ever-present. This is a film about how damaging one single misguided relationship can be to a whole network of people. There's a novelistic approach to the narrative that's quite fascinating as it moves organically. It's a dialogue-driven film, and exposition is revealed as if puzzle pieces to a mystery and the film follows a natural progression of its web of characters ending not where you'd expect. It's not trying to hit overly-satisfying reveals, but instead tries to leave you with something to think about, the weight in its themes of mortality and the value of relationships past and present stops it from feeling soap-opera-esque sometimes given the sense of drama. With hypnotic cinematography to boost the performances of its great cast, The Past is a rewarding film that puts relationships into perspective.
8/10