Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadiis an internationally, critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. Among many other awards, he has received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his movie A Separation. He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world by Time magazine in 2012...
NationalityIranian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth7 May 1972
emotional credit want
Often times, music is used to evoke an emotion and it's become a cliche, so I don't want to do that, and actually what I do, is that emotional intensity that has developed throughout the film, I allow it to get released by having that music at the end with the credits.
atmosphere narrative restriction
I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions.
iran difficult
It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.
numbers different angle
Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.
children acting should
One must never tell a child what it is they should display acting.
iran order facts
The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran.
iran trying matter
There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are ideologically motivated: They will stay no matter what and try to change things.
rain mean fighting
Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.
differences interesting culture
It's been interesting to see how similar audiences in the East and West are, actually, and how it makes you realize that when politicians emphasize the differences between our cultures, it's usually because it benefits them more so than us.
thinking issues giving
I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.
heartbroken war winning
Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.
talking people world
In my opinion when you speak about relationships between people, you are actually talking about everything in their world because everything is contained in that relationship.
country war dust
At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics.
past important film
It was important to me to make a film where I don't show the past but where the spectators can see the past.