Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Globe nominee “The Past” is Iran’s submission for the foreign-language Oscar, though it’s the director’s first European production. He tells us about the experience of working outside home, and why the film is the “male” counterpart to “A Separation.”
Asghar Farhadi on why 'The Past' is a brother to 'A Separation'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:55 pm · December 19th, 2013
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Iran surprises by picking 'The Past' as foreign language submission
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:50 am · September 30th, 2013
Which take on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will come out on top?
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The foreign Oscar race officially kicks off, as Romania enters 'Child's Pose'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:22 pm · July 30th, 2013
Calin Peter Netzer’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner was a unanimous selection.
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Sony Classics looks forward to 'The Past'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:42 am · May 20th, 2013
The prestige distributor also handled Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Separation.’
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Cannes Review: 'The Past' is an intimate but exacting breakdown of several separations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:49 am · May 17th, 2013
Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to Oscar-winning ‘A Separation’ plays to his strengths.
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Cannes Check 2013: Asghar Farhadi's 'The Past'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · May 2nd, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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Bérénice Bejo not so silent in French trailer for Cannes-bound 'The Past'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:48 am · April 8th, 2013
No subtitles needed to get excited for Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to ‘A Separation.’
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'The Croods,' 'Promised Land' among first Berlin competition titles
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:45 am · December 13th, 2012
Ulrich Seidl will complete his ‘Paradise’ trilogy at the February fest
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Iran under pressure to boycott this year's foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:54 pm · September 24th, 2012
One year after winning for ‘A Separation,’ the country may not compete this time.
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Interview: Robert Osborne on the 2012 TCM classic film fest and last year's 'disappointing' Oscar season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:52 am · April 12th, 2012
The Turner Classics host is primed for a third year of classic cinema in Hollywood.
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Peyman Moaadi's love letter to ‘A Separation’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:57 am · March 7th, 2012
Amidst the political game of chess that the various parties are playing with the film, “A Separation” star Peyman Moaadi has released a public letter to director Asghar Farhadi acknowledging the film’s global and national significance, denying the claim that certain organizations have made on it and celebrating the director’s achievement.
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Round-up: The post-Oscar shuffle
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:58 pm · February 27th, 2012
Gathering reactions to last night’s Academy Awards.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 84 — Special Edition! — 2011 Oscars postmortem, Meryl Streep's upset, Billy Crystal, 'The Artist''s big night
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:37 pm · February 27th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne are joined by Guy Lodge as they discuss last night’s big cherry on the top of the 2011-2012 film awards season: The Oscars.
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Off the Carpet: AMPAS hits reset
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:49 am · February 27th, 2012
So, the Oscars happened.
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'The Artist' triumphs at 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · February 25th, 2012
The French silent wins four while ‘The Descendants’ nabs two.
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'The Artist' (what else?) takes top honors at César Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:08 pm · February 24th, 2012
“The Artist,” unsurprisingly enough, was the big winner at the César Awards, France’s answer to the Oscars — but not everything went the Oscar frontrunner’s way, as Jean Dujardin was upset in the Best Actor race.
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International Cinephile Society awards 'A Separation,' 'The Tree of Life'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:59 pm · February 22nd, 2012
The International Cinephile Society is the last critics’ group to announce their winners for 2011, and they made it count with some highly original picks.
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Round-up: Scott Rudin joins the EGOT club
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 14th, 2012
Also: Betting against ‘A Separation,’ and some Streep family history
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