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Wednesday 15 January 2014

LE PASSE [2013]

aka The Past
Asghar Farhadi, writer/director of Jodaeiye Nader az Simin, tells a poignant story of family relationships both broken and breaking in the French/Iranian drama-mystery Le Passé.
One of the most cleverly structured screenplays of the year allows each actor to fully inhabit their roles with haunting realism and stunning subtly that you can't stop watching.  It starts out as an absorbing character piece that never once loses your interest and slowly evolves into a mysterious drama that bounces back and forth but never aggressive enough to break the perfect mood.  
I fail to find a flaw in this film and look forward to visiting it again in the very near future.

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