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Goodnight gentle readers
Jun. 13th, 2011 12:09 amIt's already late but I came back home not so long ago. It was rainy today, the kind of day made for drinking tea, reading books or going to the cinema. This evening I went out for a movie and a restaurant with S.. We saw the excellent Iranian film by Asghar Farhadi, A Separation.
Great scenario, terrific acting. The spearation of the title is about a couple that is divorcing but there are many other separations in the film according to social class, gender of course, but also position, age, mental status...
Those people and the story that mixes intimate matters and a judicial imbroglio between two couples, allow us to see the Iranian society. S., who is Iranian himself, assured me it was very realistic. Aside from its documentary qualities, the script is really clever, working on layers and ramifications, never choosing the easy way, and the mise-en-scène is spot-on. Above all, the characters are human beings and therefore touching. They aren't perfect, they have weaknesses, and although the camera, from the opening scene, puts the viewers in the place of the judge, it doesn't really judge the characters (and doesn't take side!) but shows them with a great empathy. Actually A Separation reminded me of Ken Loach's movies.
The film won several awards in Berlin Film Festival, included the Golden Bear. I highly recommend it.
Great scenario, terrific acting. The spearation of the title is about a couple that is divorcing but there are many other separations in the film according to social class, gender of course, but also position, age, mental status...
Those people and the story that mixes intimate matters and a judicial imbroglio between two couples, allow us to see the Iranian society. S., who is Iranian himself, assured me it was very realistic. Aside from its documentary qualities, the script is really clever, working on layers and ramifications, never choosing the easy way, and the mise-en-scène is spot-on. Above all, the characters are human beings and therefore touching. They aren't perfect, they have weaknesses, and although the camera, from the opening scene, puts the viewers in the place of the judge, it doesn't really judge the characters (and doesn't take side!) but shows them with a great empathy. Actually A Separation reminded me of Ken Loach's movies.
The film won several awards in Berlin Film Festival, included the Golden Bear. I highly recommend it.