The Past (film)
| The Past (French: Le Passé) | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Asghar Farhadi |
| Produced by | Alexandre Mallet-Guy |
| Written by | Asghar Farhadi |
| Starring |
Bérénice Bejo Tahar Rahim Ali Mosaffa |
| Music by |
Youli Galperine Evgueni Galperine |
| Cinematography | Mahmoud Kalari |
| Edited by | Juliette Welfling |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Memento Films (France) BIM Distribuzione (Italy) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
| Country |
France Italy Iran |
| Language |
French Persian |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $10.6 million[2] |
The Past (French: Le Passé) is a 2013 French–Italian–Iranian drama film, written and directed by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and starring Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim and Ali Mosaffa.[3]
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[4][5] and won the festival's Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.[6] Bejo also won the festival's Best Actress Award.[7][8] It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[9]
The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[10] but it was not nominated. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards.[11]
Plot
Coming back to finalize his divorce procedure, Ahmad, an Iranian man, arrives in France after four years to meet his (soon-to-be) ex-wife Marie and her daughters from her previous marriage. She is in a relationship with an Arab man named Samir who has a son and whose wife is in a coma. The relationship between Marie and her older daughter, Lucie, is strained because Lucie disapproves of her mother's relationship with Samir.
Cast
- Bérénice Bejo as Marie Brisson[12]
- Tahar Rahim as Samir
- Ali Mosaffa as Ahmad
- Pauline Burlet as Lucie
- Elyes Aguis as Fouad
- Jeanne Jestin as Léa
- Sabrina Ouazani as Naïma
- Babak Karimi as Shahryar
- Valeria Cavalli as Valeria
- Eleonora Marino as Marie's colleague
Reception
The film received positive reviews and holds a 93% "fresh" rating on review-aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 136 reviews, the consensus states: "Beautifully written, sensitively directed, and powerfully acted, The Past serves as another compelling testament to Asghar Farhadi's gift for finely layered drama."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a 85/100 rating based on 41 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[14]
The German-English website KinoCritics.com wrote the three main actors Bejo, Rahim and Mosaffa were convincing in their roles and added "a natural liveliness" to their scenes.[15]
Accolades
| Year | Group | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Feature Film | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Cannes Film Festival[16] | Best Actress Award | Won |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Won | ||
| Palme d'Or | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 39th César Awards[17] | Best Film | Nominated |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Durban International Film Festival[18] | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2013 | Films from the South | Best Feature Film | Nominated |
| Audience Award | Won | ||
| 2014 | Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 2014 | Golden Globes[11] | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2014 | Lumières Award | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2014 | 4th Magritte Awards | Most Promising Actress | Won |
| 2014 | Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards[19][20] | Best Sound Editing In A Foreign Feature Film | Won |
| 2013 | National Board of Review[21] | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 2013 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Foreign Language Film | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress | Won |
| 2014 | Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| 2013 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2014 | Satellite Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Audience Award | Nominated |
| 2013 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 2013 | Utah Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
See also
- 2013 in film
- List of French films of 2013
- List of Iranian films of the 2010s
- List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian films of the 2010s
- List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "The Past (12A)". Artificial Eye. British Board of Film Classification. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=13576
- ↑ Lavallee, Eric (11 January 2013). "Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #77. Asghar Farhadi's The Past". ioncinema.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Screenings Guide" (PDF format). Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Fipresci Prize". Variety. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival: Awards 2013". Cannes Film Festival. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ Chang, Justin (26 May 2013). "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Palme d' Or". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "Toronto film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Iran selects 'The Past' for 2014 Academy Award submission". Press TV. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Golden Globes Nominations: The Full List". Variety. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ Child, Ben (24 August 2012). "Bérénice too … Bejo to replace Marion Cotillard in new Asghar Farhadi film". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Past". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Past Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ Schrumpf, Birgit (30 January 2014). "Le Passé – Das Vergangene (The Past, Le passé)". KinoCritics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ Staff (26 May 2013). "Awards – 66th Festival de Cannes Awards". The Daily (blog of the Cannes Film Festival). Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ Richford, Rhonda. "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Award-winner announced at Durban International Film Festival". Durban International Film Festival.
- ↑ Walsh, Jason (15 January 2014). "Sound Editors Announce 2013 Golden Reel Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Complete list of 2014 Golden Reel award winners". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ "National Board Of Review Names Spike Jonze's 'Her' Best Film". Deadline.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
External links
- Official website at Sony Pictures Classics
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- The Past at Metacritic
- The Past at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Past at the Internet Movie Database
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