#Sam Valipour

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The Salesman

directed by Asghar Farhadi, 2016

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Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini in The Salesman (Asghar Farhadi, 2016) Cast: Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, Farid Sajadi Hosseini, Mina Sadati, Sam Valipour, Mojtaba Pirzadeh, Maral Bani Adam. Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi. Cinematography: Hossein Jafarian. Music: Sattar Oraki Protesting an American policy that refuses to distinguish between artists and terrorists, Asghar Farhadi didn't attend the Academy Awards ceremony that gave his film The Salesman an Oscar for best foreign language film. The irony here is that in many ways The Salesman is as critical of the Islamic Republic of Iran as its director's action was of the United States. On the surface, The Salesman is a well-made domestic drama about the stress put on the marriage of Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) and Emad (Shahab Hosseini) after Rana is assaulted in their own home. It's also a bit of a whodunit, as Emad tries to uncover the identity of the attacker, as well as a problem drama about the nature of revenge. But context is everything, and the context here is a country that seems to be as unstable as the condemned apartment house that Rana and Emad have to flee at the beginning of the film. Throughout The Salesman, the niggling pressures of a state determined to police the private lives of its citizens keep revealing themselves: The production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in which Emad and Rana play Willy and Linda Loman is subject to last-minute cuts demanded by the censors. The class Emad teaches is interrupted by a man telling him that the books he has selected have not been approved -- Emad wearily tells him to throw them in the trash. Worst of all, Rana refuses to trust the police to handle her case, knowing that she'd be subjected to interrogation and public exposure worse than the attack itself. We never learn the full details of what happened to her, whether she was sexually assaulted or just subjected to a terrifying visit from a voyeur -- although the latter, especially in a state that prescribes rigorous standards of modesty from women, is an equivalent violation. We get a hint of the tensions and mistrust between the sexes in Iran in a scene in which Emad shares a taxi with one of his male students and a woman, who first accuses him of what we'd call "manspreading," and then asks to change seats with the student. Afterward, when Emad proclaims his innocence, the student tells him that the woman had probably been molested by a man during a cab ride and is oversensitive to any contact. Official standards of behavior have eroded community standards: Although the apartment Rana and Emad have moved into was once occupied by a prostitute, a profession both strictly illegal and widespread in Iran, the neighbors only gossiped about her, never notifying the authorities. Emad's vigilantism when he discovers the identity of Rana's attacker is the product of a system of justice that has broken down. That Rana and Emad are actors is suggestive: In the film's vision of Iran, everyone is playing a part, concealing their real selves. The social and political subtext is what makes The Salesman a more fascinating and important film than its mere plot, well-handled as it is, would suggest.

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[Last Film I Watched] The Salesman (2016)

[Last Film I Watched] The Salesman (2016)

English Title: The Salesman Original Title: Forushande Year: 2016 Country: Iran, France Language: Persian, English Genre: Drama, Thriller Director/Writer: Asghar Farhadi Music: Sattar Oraki Cinematography: Hossein Jafarian Cast: Shahab Hosseini Taraneh Alidoosti Babak Karimi Farid Sajjadi Hosseini Mina Sadati Sam Valipour Maral Bani Adam Mojtaba Pirzadeh Emad Emami Ehteram Boroumand Alireza…

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Il cliente

Presentato a Cannes 69 e vincitore di due premi (miglior sceneggiatura e miglior attore), Il cliente è un film appassionante e coinvolgente. Un prodotto che usa il teatro e la dialettica per sublimare la quotidianità di una società in perenne cambiamento, mostrandolo attraverso una coppia e il dilemma morale a cui sono chiamati a rispondere. (more…)

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CINE EXPRESS: “Forushande ( El viajante)”

CINE EXPRESS: “Forushande ( El viajante)”

Helena Garrote Carmena Año: 2016País: IránDirección: Asghar FarhadiActores: Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Maral Bani Adam, Emad Emami, Sam Valipour, Mojtaba Pirzadeh, Shirin Aghakashi, Sahra Asadollahe, Ehteram Boroumand, Mehdi Koushki, Alireza Rofougaran.Género: Drama En las películas de Asghar Farhadi el conflicto siempre va de dentro hacia afuera.Al…