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Farhadi denounces civilian deaths and war at Cannes, urges artistic courage
entertainment1 month ago

Farhadi denounces civilian deaths and war at Cannes, urges artistic courage

Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi used a Cannes press conference to condemn the deaths of protesters and civilians in Iran and in the regional war as 'extremely cruel and tragic,' saying condemning violence and mourning victims does not mean supporting repression. He urged fellow filmmakers to speak out against the war as his Paris-set Parallel Tales premiered at Cannes with a high-profile French cast. Farhadi, who has lived outside Iran since 2023, has long opposed censorship in Iran.

via The Guardian|
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Farhadi’s Parallel Tales Delights Cannes Crowd with 5.5-Minute Ovation
film1 month ago

Farhadi’s Parallel Tales Delights Cannes Crowd with 5.5-Minute Ovation

At Cannes, Asghar Farhadi returned with Parallel Tales, a French-language drama led by Isabelle Huppert and a star-studded cast, about a writer who spies on her neighbors to fuel a new novel. The film, which also features Adam Bessa, Catherine Deneuve, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel and others, earned a 5.5-minute standing ovation as Farhadi blew kisses to the crowd and embraced his ensemble. Competing for the Palme d’Or, the festival appearance marks Farhadi’s continued Cannes run, while he has publicly spoken on Iran’s hijab mandates and ongoing conflict.

via Variety|
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Farhadi's Parallel Tales Overloads Voyeurism at Cannes
film1 month ago

Farhadi's Parallel Tales Overloads Voyeurism at Cannes

At Cannes, Asghar Farhadi's Parallel Tales unfolds as a stylish but frustrating ensemble drama about voyeurism and the tension between truth and imagination. Isabelle Huppert leads as Sylvie with Virginie Efira in dual roles as Anna, weaving together interlocking story threads that echo Dekalog but never fully cohere. The film is visually polished and features strong performances, especially Efira, and Zbigniew Preisner’s score, but the overstuffed structure drains momentum over its 2 hour 20 minute runtime. Plans to remake the Dekalog chapters are mentioned, but the reviewer feels the movie remains underpowered and overly convoluted.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
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Farhadi’s Parallel Tales Falters in a Voyeuristic Mind Game
entertainment1 month ago

Farhadi’s Parallel Tales Falters in a Voyeuristic Mind Game

In Cannes, Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales ambitiously toys with fiction versus reality through a French-set tale of a novelist spying on a neighbor, a meta-play about a sound-studio, and a love-triangle. But the review finds the film muddled and meandering, with underdeveloped characters and a head-game structure that never fully engages, despite strong performances from Huppert and Efira.

via Variety|
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Farhadi Recasts Kieslowski’s Love Tale as a Meandering Cannes Meta‑Film
film1 month ago

Farhadi Recasts Kieslowski’s Love Tale as a Meandering Cannes Meta‑Film

At Cannes, Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales, a loose adaptation of Kieslowski’s A Short Film About Love, mutates a compact moral fable into a sprawling, self‑referential drama that leans on voyeurism and fragile storytelling; despite moments of strong sound design and Isabelle Huppert’s presence, the film mostly stumbles through torpid scenes and flimsy mechanisms, earning a lukewarm grade of C‑ and currently seeking U.S. distribution.

via IndieWire|
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