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Title: The Past (2013)
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| Bérénice Bejo | ... | Marie Brisson | |
| Ali Mosaffa | ... | Ahmad | |
| Tahar Rahim | ... | Samir | |
| Pauline Burlet | ... | Lucie | |
| Elyes Aguis | ... | Fouad | |
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Jeanne Jestin | ... | Léa |
| Sabrina Ouazani | ... | Naïma | |
| Babak Karimi | ... | Shahryar | |
| Valeria Cavalli | ... | Valeria (as Valéria Cavalli) | |
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Aleksandra Klebanska | ... | Céline |
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Jean-Michel Simonet | ... | Médecin |
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Pierre Guerder | ... | Juge |
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Anne-Marion de Cayeux | ... | Avocate |
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Eléonora Marino | ... | Collègue Marie |
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Jonathan Devred | ... | Agent aéroport |
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
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Asghar Farhadi is fast becoming my favourite storyteller of the century. Bringing Le Passe into the screen after his success with A Separation (I haven't watched Elly yet), I am happy to see the same elements (which made Separation memorable) existent in this film.
Both films at the core are focused on family drama, but different challenges altogether. Separation deals with the complexities on a religious viewpoint, and requires swift, high-level decision-making and clever communication skills to undo what could go awry easily in many places. Le Passe's challenge is different in my opinion, it is about the complications on relationship issues - something that is much more relatable to many families out there - that always appear irrational, devastating, and at times result in repercussions through generations.
Farhadi's skills as a filmmaker are unmatched - every single moment in this film is not wasted. His stories are like humanity itself, where things do not appear as they are on the surface and there is always something that more than meets the eye. Similar to Separation, in Le Passe, we see layers upon layers of twists, uncertainties, and agenda unfold and it ends up with the audience knowing that things cannot conclude with a simple solution. These factors, packed with impeccable performances by the lead cast members, are fortunately very very realistic i.e. not over-dramatic or nonsensical(though a lot of shouting war was shown).
The combination of brilliant, intelligent storytelling and impressive delivery of emotional performance is certainly what La vie d'Adèle fail to match - Le Passe is my top film to win the foreign Oscars this year!