The Salesman

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Kyle M Once more, Asghar Farhadi gives a thematic hefty deliverance with exceptional performances and diverting expectancy as a challenging viewpoint, climatically proven problematic, however, amid the confrontational twist’s ambiguously behavioral implications. (B) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Joshua W The movie starts very slowly. I was starting to get bored. But there is a build up of tension as Emad goes out to look for the offender. When the movie reaches a not-disappointing climax, all sorts of questions will enter the viewer's head regarding right and wrong, shoulds and shouldn'ts, definition of justice. Well acted by all involved. I quite enjoyed Shahab Hosseini's complex performance and I wouldn't mind seeing a movie with him again. This movie leaves an impression that the viewer won't quickly forget. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review Georgan G This play within a film added another layer of complexity atop the already different issues of interpersonal culture in Iranian society. Not that I expected them to have ideal medical & human services for trauma. I wasn't clear on whether the couple left together or walked apart. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/07/23 Full Review Dave S Over the last fifteen years, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has proven to be a filmmaker to be reckoned with. Consistent with his emphasis on moral dilemmas stemming from societal issues, The Salesman is the story of a young couple from Tehran forced to leave their condemned apartment, eventually finding a home in the recently vacated unit of a ‘promiscuous' woman. A violent incident involving the wife eventually leads the couple down a dangerous road of misguided retribution and accountability. Farhadi's script is lean and insightful, providing an interesting story and well-developed characters. While it may not resonate with the same power as A Separation from a few years earlier (but what does?), it remains a quietly suspenseful drama that's well worth a watch. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review Johnson F Asghar Farhadi's second Academy Award win for Best Foreign Language Film is a social realist drama that unveils with unnerving disquiet the truth of sexual violence against women in a patriarchal society in a narrative of scenes from a disintegrating marriage of two actors in a production of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman after a most unfortunate domestic attack. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/22/23 Full Review jochen t A gripping story of love, pride and revenge. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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