“The Salesman”, an Iranian
film, written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, has been nominated for Best
Foreign Film in this year’s upcoming Academy Awards presentations. This is a
film worthy of such an honor as its stars, Shabab Hoosini and Taraneh Alidoosti,
portray a married couple involved in live theater as they perform the
play within the play, i.e. “Death of a Salesman” ( hence the film’s title). In
most cases dialogue in a foreign language
with English titles can be a significant obstacle for an audience to properly
enjoy a film’s value and worth but such is not the case here. The well written
script, the delicate and sensitive directing and the superb acting make this a
suspenseful, intense and important viewing experience. I give the film 3 and ½ stars
for, as any salesman will tell you, a quality product sells itself.
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