FILM REVIEW "A Separation"

Published on Sunday, 05 February 2012 22:08

Written by Super User

A critic once said in her review 'It's small. It's real. And it's deeply moving.'

The Iranian film 'A Separation'  left me speechless from the single first courtroom scene to the last satisfying beautiful silent scene. Asghar Farhadi the brilliant director and writer behind this magnificent Iranian's drama did a unique and steady dialogues that never ever gets you board off, the film's screenplay is a one huge perfect separated act in a way that takes you. It's without a doubt the best original screenplay of the year so far. It is an Oscar worthy. It passes the brilliant writing from Woody's beautiful work in 'Midnight In Paris' and the slow moving writing from Jeff Nichols's masterpiece 'Take Shelter'. Asghar's direction and writing are painfully stunning, It ties you and make you live the ordinary families behaviors of feeling, sadness, touching, challenges and complexity. It touches you with 'no matter what, being together is much much stronger'. It's an unbelievable impressive work form Asghar.


The ensemble did an extraordinary performances. It's without a doubt an acting at its finest. Peyman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat and Shahab Hosseini were pure perfection. they all deserve an Oscar nomination except Bayat she defiantly deserve the win. The brilliant compiling cast deals with family duty, loyalty, pride and religion in a two hours work of art of screen writing. The emotional feelings between them are high, the breakdowns themes are believable, the character are unlikeable yet likeable and definitely the way it develops from the first loud courtroom scene to the last silent courtroom scene.

• Peyman's performance was all about the facial expression, they way he act in a silence is breathtaking but his scene when he's washing his father's body, while crying deeply that was a knockout scene. he acts for his believes and his only. an excellent act.
  

• Leila's performance was a brilliant slow movement from two levels anger and loyal. The way she's standing along her husband even thought she could stay away from him and win her case shows that the meaning of true loyalty.

• Hosseini's reminds me alot of Denzel Washington's brilliant performance in Training Day, they way he changes his voice from low to high is magnificent. He was being himself with all anger killing him inside is something can't be described.
  

• And Bayat the best performance of the film. She was the breakthrough act of the film, she was dealing with guilt, pride, religion, loyalty, to hold a huge lie, confusing, anger and one hell of a sadness kills her inside out to last chapter of the film is a superb performance.
  

It's sharp editing is a powerful art of cinema, It's is a very simple movie on the first look but as it moves on and when it ends, it acts like the most challenging and complex film, and yet a faster than a speed of light. So at last I would say the three most powerful things about the film are, the well written screenplay, the magnificent cast, and the complex and brilliant editing with the lack of a score.

'A Separation' is a near perfect film that should the Best Foreign language film. and with a doubt show have been nominated for a Best Picture as well.

BEST PICTURE NOMINATION:

Best Film

A Separation

The second best film of year after the epic film 'Drive', haven't seen the Artist and The Descendants yet.

Best Actor

Peyman Moadi, A Separation

Best Actress

Leila Hatami, A Separation

The second best actress after Viola's touching performance in The Help. Haven't seen Tilda's film We Need to Talk About Kevin yet.

Best Supporting Actor

Shahab Hosseini, A Separation

The third best performance of the year so far after the underrated performance of Albert Brooks in Drive and the magnificent act from Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life.

Best Supporting Actress

Sareh Bayat, A Separation

She's the best actress in the film and without a doubt the best performance of the year, she truly deserve the Oscar.

Best Original Screenplay

Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

The best single thing about the film is the well-written screenplay from Asghar, I'm rotting for the win at The Oscars. and yet I haven't seen The Artist yet.

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