Darbareye Elly

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M7AMD A About Elly started off strong, with an engaging story and convincing performances. However, after the drowning incident, the narrative began to lose momentum. The pacing dragged, and I felt the film could have been tighter—perhaps trimmed to around 90 minutes. The acting was believable and added realism to the story, which I appreciated. This was my first time watching an Iranian film. While it wasn’t a bad experience, I wouldn’t consider it among the best either Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Greg K A delicate demonstration of how basic social bonding (must) depend on lies and deception. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful dramatic movie. Perfect casting by top Iranian actors, wonderful shots, smart story line and heavily unsettling. This movie constantly makes you incredibly nervous and then gives you a time to rest, which makes it a lovely roller coaster. The interrupting scene of showing Taraneh Alidoosti (Elly) flying kite horrifyingly hints you the drowning of Arash, and it's one of the best scenes in the movie. The casting is superb, especially Goshifteh Farahani (Sepideh) as a desperate person. The only problem I had with this movie was Shaham Hosseini (Ahmad), as he didn't quit look like a person who had just lost his lover, although it is explainable to some extends. In the end, I quit enjoyed the movie and I think it deserves 5 stars. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review júlio a Rapaz, que filme que me trouxe diversos sentimentos. Achei que iria virar filme de terror, depois achei que a mulher era terrorista, a agonia da cena da praia.. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I have ambivalent feelings about this film which, I suppose, is a positive. I disliked a lot of the personalities, particularly the "brother"/fiancé, who was a clueless idiot and a jerk. But I quite liked Elly herself, as well as Ahmed, the divorcé ​her friend is intent on setting her up with. In similar fashion, I loved the scenery and landscape near the Caspian Sea, although I would have preferred to see more of the coast rather than just the limited seascape outside the rented villa. <br> The scenes on the road were interesting, as well, limited though they were. The traffic infrastructure looks to be similar to the UAE and other countries of that region which I have visited. <br> By the way, being interested in all things Persian, I take special note of any clues I come across in these films about what life in Iran might be like. From one offhand comment one of the characters made, it sounds like the roadway turns one-way at the end of the weekend when everyone is headed back to Tehran, with people simply taking over the northbound lanes to increase the number of lanes heading south. <br> I guess it's up to people who want to travel north to plan accordingly, knowing that that's just what happens. And it even makes sense in some respects, I suppose, in that it facilitates flow where flow is most needed. But I guess I'd probably say I prefer the way we do things here where we're a little more totalitarian about traffic regulation, on the one hand, and much less extreme about regulating people's personal lives on the other. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member First of all, it is a 2009 movie, and not a 2015! I remember it was very impressive when I watched it. How small lies could have an accumulative effect and cause a real catastrophe. Plus, it shows very original nuances of an Iranian average lifestyle. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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