Director – Asghar Farhadi

Director – Asghar Farhadi

A Hero

“A Hero” Analysis and Review: Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero” Is a Story of an Ordinary Man’s Extraordinary Deeds Despite Societal Backlash

Like his previous films, Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero deals with ordinary people and their lives. A debt-convict returns 17 gold coins, which her girlfriend picked up on the street, to its rightful owner. As a normal human, he makes mistakes but does not deviate himself from his morality. He strongly opposes the emotional exploitation of …

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The Salesman

“The Salesman” Analysis and Review: Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” Is an Astounding Psychological Character Study

Asghar Farhadi returns to Iran after The Past and makes yet another masterpiece The Salesman. The film tells the story of a theater actor couple Emad (Shahab Hosseini), who is also a teacher, and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti). They act in Arthur Miller’s famous play Death of a Salesman. However, the film takes a U-turn when …

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A Separation

“A Separation” Analysis and Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Deeply Emotional and Multilayered “A Separation” Deals with Human Relationships, Psychology, Social Class Divisions, Migration, and Poverty Not Only in Modern Iran but Across the World

Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation is filled with multiple aspects of life not only in Iran but across the world from different perspectives. Even if the film is a drama, it takes the form of a psychological thriller. The film shows how people behave as per their current situations and surroundings. Everyone has justifications for their behaviors. There …

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