asghar farhadi

Interview: Asghar Farhadi on judgment and storytelling in ‘A Hero’

Some of the most compelling dramas are the ones where you see your allegiances shift back and forth between characters.… Read More

December 17, 2021

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)

After Paweł Pawlikowski (2018's Cold War) and Thomas Vinterberg (2020's Another Round) made the cut in the best director category… Read More

October 29, 2021

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (July)

Definitely glad I waited until after Cannes to do July Oscar predictions because the festival, and the winners in particular,… Read More

July 20, 2021

‘A Hero’ review – An effective albeit monotonous moral parable from Asghar Farhadi [Cannes Review]

Somewhere in Iran, there is a bus station; a social junction where everyday commuters meet for a moment of solace.… Read More

July 19, 2021

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)

I'm feeling very good about my Asghar Farhadi prediction last month as his new film, A Hero, was announced in… Read More

June 28, 2021

2021 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Big auteurs, expanded lineups and a record number of women filmmakers

24 titles were revealed this morning as in competition films for the 74th Cannes Film Festival, announced today by Thierry… Read More

June 3, 2021

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May)

After a season in which Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) made Academy Awards history and became the first woman of color to… Read More

May 14, 2021

Cannes Review: Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ is too safe and too slow to engage

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Everybody Knows opens in an aging bell and clock tower of a quiet Spanish town. There… Read More

May 8, 2018

2018 Cannes: Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ with Oscar winners Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem will open 71st Cannes Film Festival

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] This year’s forthcoming Festival de Cannes will open with a screening of Asghar Farhadi's new film Everybody Knows… Read More

April 5, 2018

2019 Oscars: The Directors (March)

This year promises a wealth of directors all angling for Oscar votes. From previous Oscar winners to breakthroughs waiting to… Read More

March 7, 2018

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