Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Globe nominee “The Past” is Iran’s submission for the foreign-language Oscar, though it’s the director’s first European production. He tells us about the experience of working outside home, and why the film is the “male” counterpart to “A Separation.”
Asghar Farhadi on why 'The Past' is a brother to 'A Separation'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:55 pm · December 19th, 2013
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Iran surprises by picking 'The Past' as foreign language submission
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:50 am · September 30th, 2013
Which take on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will come out on top?
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Previewing the Cannes Film Festival awards: What will win, and what should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:05 pm · May 25th, 2013
Who will get the gold from Steven Spielberg and his fellow jurors?
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Sony Classics looks forward to 'The Past'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:42 am · May 20th, 2013
The prestige distributor also handled Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Separation.’
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Cannes Review: 'The Past' is an intimate but exacting breakdown of several separations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:49 am · May 17th, 2013
Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to Oscar-winning ‘A Separation’ plays to his strengths.
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Cannes Check 2013: Asghar Farhadi's 'The Past'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · May 2nd, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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US and France dominate a big-name Cannes Film Festival lineup
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · April 18th, 2013
One woman makes this year’s Competition – but not the one we were expecting.
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Bérénice Bejo not so silent in French trailer for Cannes-bound 'The Past'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:48 am · April 8th, 2013
No subtitles needed to get excited for Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to ‘A Separation.’
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10 films we're most hoping to see at the Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 pm · March 25th, 2013
From Asghar Farhadi to Nicolas Winding Refn, we’re counting on a diverse slate.
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Iran under pressure to boycott this year's foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:54 pm · September 24th, 2012
One year after winning for ‘A Separation,’ the country may not compete this time.
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Spike Lee joins the listing game
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 am · August 10th, 2012
As his latest joint hits theaters, he reveals his Top 15 films on iTunes.
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Peyman Moaadi's love letter to ‘A Separation’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:57 am · March 7th, 2012
Amidst the political game of chess that the various parties are playing with the film, “A Separation” star Peyman Moaadi has released a public letter to director Asghar Farhadi acknowledging the film’s global and national significance, denying the claim that certain organizations have made on it and celebrating the director’s achievement.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Foreign Language Film
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 pm · February 3rd, 2012
Best Foreign Language Film is a category where Academy voters often like to ignore the precursors and go off-script, but with frontrunner “A Separation” so far ahead of its competitors in terms of acclaim and buzz, will they do so again this year? We discuss what will win, and what should.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:02 pm · February 2nd, 2012
Best Picture nominees “The Artist” and “Midnight in Paris” seem to be vying for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, but the other other nominees make for a pleasingly diverse and international field. We examine the field, saying who deserves to win, and who probably will.
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Round-up: Playing off the Academy's music branch
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · January 27th, 2012
Also: Ebert on Farhadi, and the geography of Oscar
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Berlinale jury includes Gyllenhaal and Farhadi, first Competition titles announced
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:48 am · December 23rd, 2011
With a heavyweight jury including Mike Leigh, Jake Gyllenhaal and ‘A Separation’ director Asghar Farhadi, February’s Berlin Film Festival will be hoping for a world-class Competition lineup. First on the list: Filipino provocateur Brillante Mendoza’s “Captured,” starring Isabelle Huppert.
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Round-up: indieWIRE survey plants 'Tree of Life' at the top
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · December 21st, 2011
Also: Brad Bird’s winter playlist and Kim Jong-il on film
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'A Separation' wins BBC World Cinema Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:04 am · November 18th, 2011
If you were still in any doubt that Asghar Farhadi’s superb Iranian marital drama “A Separation” is this year’s Chosen One on the world cinema circuit, there was further confirmation this week, as the film scooped the annual BBC Four World Cinema Award.
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