A meditation on empathy and vengeance that’s been occupying my mind for the past few hours. Watched Feb 05, 2021. Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Bobby Boriello, Anna Paquin. şems uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. The Salesman 2016 ★★★ 09 Jul, 2020 amandabw’s review published on Letterboxd: This felt like an old-school morality play in ways that I did not really love. Directed by Shoja Azari. Donor. The Salesman 2016 ★★★ Watched Mar 24, 2017. Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. This Farhadi is amazing. It was just the story I did not like much. The story of The Salesman concerns a young Iranian couple who work as lead performers at a local theatre and are preparing for their next gig i.e. Favorites: Into the Wild (2007), Green Book (2018), About Time (2013), La La Land (2016). In "The Married Couple," a salesman pays a call on an old customer who is with his wife in the upstairs bedroom of their ill adult son. Votes: 8,006 | Gross: $4.74M Related Pages See All. Letterboxd for Android puts the popular social network for film lovers right in your pocket. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life. TM2YC Well-known member. Stacker presents the best drama movies from the past decade. Asghar Farhadi's THE SALESMAN is a very moving multi-layered neo-realistic domestic drama with evident symbolisms, whodunits and whydunits throughout its duration, till the climax that just whirls you out in confusion depending upon the pity factor you have. The widening cultural, religious and diplomatic gap between the United States and Iran has thus far been stabilized by chilly detente of necessity. Block this member This member is blocked; Report this review; niagara; Kyynärpää is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. I was blown away by A Separation when I saw it and recently watched About Elly. She said it has helped her get more confident with her writing and explore opportunities that she felt weren't available to her without the app. New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to … This movie is an improvement on both of those, shocking considering how great they both are. This movie starts off with quite a bang. Review by Kyynärp ää. Block or Report. Bio: ben varım, ben, bir de kendim Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. I love how much of an understatement Letterboxd’s blurb for Man Rots from the Head is: “A salesman on a bum route runs in to [sic] an odd lot.” The film is one of the most bizarre things that I’ve seen recently, and last month I watched shorts about a plastic bag narrated by Werner Herzog and Roberto Rossellini’s disembodied torso. Nobody can tell tales of ordinary people in extraordinary situations like Farhadi. whether that be mordor, titan or iran. Messages 12,841 Reaction score 119 Trophy Points … Review by Ghada20. Billy Soistmann’s review published on Letterboxd: Another great film from Farhadi. This is modern day Iran, known for it's macho culture, so the actions of the husband just don't jive. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★½ . The Salesman 2016 ★★★★ Watched Apr 13, 2020. With an enthralling central performance by Gilbert Sicotte, this masterful debut feature examines the life of the top car salesman in a fading Quebec town as events challenge the 67-year-old’s sense of identity and the meaning of life at the most profound level. Die Taschendiebin, Personal Shopper, The Salesman und Babel). trump's muslim ban in 2017, which caused mr farhadi to not attend the academy awards, was an attempt to destroy that culture. I love that he reminds me how we are all the same. Block or Report. In The Salesman, we never see what happened to Rana, and it’s actually not 100% clear that we ever do find out. In 2001, Buchanan and von Randow cofounded an Auckland, New Zealand, firm called Cactuslab, which remains the parent company of Letterboxd … Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. The Salesman True Grit (1969) Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury A Seperation This Is England High and Low The Old Dark House Duel Brick Blood Simple The Double Life of Veronique The Duellists Night and The City (1950) different cut Knives Out Fight Club . The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman. Letterboxd’s editor in chief Gemma Gracewood and lists editor Jack Moulton discuss their favorite docs of 2020 so far. Ghada20’s review published on Letterboxd: It's like life . Maybe if it happened in Denmark. Block or Report. January 11. A hand-selected list of the best (and free) Notion templates for prioritization, fitness, journaling, CRM, reading lists, meal planning and habit tracking. Forced to leave their collapsing apartment due to dangerous works on an adjacent building, the two rent a new flat. The Criterion Collection. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★★ Watched Mar 08, 2017. Farhadi is a filmmaker who always seems to know exactly how much to reveal to an audience without being either too opaque or too obnoxious. Sign in with your existing account to enjoy our all-new mobile interface. Faneditor. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★ Watched May 15, 2020. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★★ Watched Jul 05, 2020. Beautiful nuanced acting, a must watch. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★½ . Badboy’s review published on Letterboxd: Don't worry about it, it's just the first 100 years that are tough. I love his humanity. If you're on Letterboxd, you'll probably see the warning prior to the review. The car was not insured, and since the police appear indifferent to his plight, Cummings decides to find it himself -- and gets himself involved in an underworld battle. Kyynärpää’s review published on Letterboxd: Land of Mine should have won the Oscar instead of this. With Oz Phillips, Shoja Azari, Shirin Neshat, Mohammed Ghaffari. Watched Aug 15, 2020. To qualify, the film had to be listed as “drama” on two or more of the major databases (IMDb, Metacritic, Wikipedia, Letterboxd… Filmspecial zu Cannes in der ARTE Mediathek mit 10 Filmen (u.a. Staff member. We see, but little is explained. Join here. It is no hazard that they play "Death of a Salesman". That we have so much in commun, so much more then differences. The Salesman. Directed by Oliver Stone. Another salesman may beat him to the punch, but not before disorienting changes. John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket. The acting was very well done. Block or Report. Looking forward to watching more of his stuff. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★½ . So far, his style has a way of absorbing me into the story, scenery, and characters. Yolkysasquatch’s review published on Letterboxd: Second Farhardi. winford’s review published on Letterboxd: films are bridges to worlds outside of our own realities. Letterboxd began as a side project. With Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau. Rewatched Aug 03, 2020. We even share culture. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★ Watched Oct 05, 2020. julianosoprano’s review published on Letterboxd: Farhadi is an exceptional writer and this film is further proof of it. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life. Block or Report . See, The Salesman is slightly different from other Farhadi films in that it’s not so much what happens that’s important; the film is concerned almost entirely with reactions to the central event. A heavy piece of tragic brilliance. I saw "A Seperation" and i loved it just the same, because it it sort of did the same thing tome, but this one is even stronger. While not all were critical hits, the users on Letterboxd have been mostly positive about each installment. 119 films watched. Nelly’s review published on Letterboxd: tutto ok finché non chiamano gli spaghetti “maccheroni” per tre volte di fila. Des Saint’s review published on Letterboxd: I like how nuanced this movie was and the direction is impeccable. The Salesman 2016 ★★★★ Watched Feb 14, 2017. popcorninhell’s review published on Letterboxd: The draw of director Asghar Farhadi oeuvre at times feels very political. Wilson said she got on Letterboxd in early 2018 and that it was one of the best decisions of her life. The Salesman. Three stories. The Salesman is Asghar Farhadi's seventh film that won two trophies for the Best Actor and Best Screenplay at Cannes Film Festival in 2016 and the academy award for the best Foreign Language Film in 2017. The rankings were compiled using IMDb data, and any rating ties were broken by the number of IMDb user votes. Block or Report. Having said that, I find it hard to believe this story. GlassMan97’s review published on Letterboxd: There’s an immense amount of emotional depth in this minimalistic plot. they are vehicles for culture, empathy and understanding. 9 2 Fast 2 Furious (2.7) It's usually widely agreed upon that 2 Fast 2 Furious is the worst entry in this series. That's not to say that it's a bad movie, it just comes at a really weird time.