The Salesman

  • 2016


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4.5
Farhadis skillful treatment is anything but pointless and helps to prod our minds to think more about the films meaning. Keith & the Movies
3.8
Alidoosti, so terrific in About Ellys title role, turns in an affecting portrait of posttraumatic anxiety. Av Club
4.0
You could plausibly call them domestic dramas, but their dominoes falling plotting and tense suspense make them almost thriller like. Austin Chronicle
4.5
Farhadi remains a master of pace and tension Farhadi followers may find The Salesman something of a lesser achievement but there is still enough emoti .. Screen Daily
4.5
This Iranian drama is chock full of intrigue and has a lot of parallels with Indian sensibilities. ETimes (TOI)
4.5
The result is a gripping tale that treads into darker areas than Farhadi has in the past. Collider
5.0
Its difficult to say any more without giving the long climax away. Vulture
3.8
Leave it to Farhadia dramatist who swims in the often agonizing complexities of human relationshipsto find the most indirect way to approach even a me .. Paste Magazine
4.4
Some descriptions of The Salesman call it a thriller, suggesting a Hollywood style suspense film. Rogerebert
3.5
Its almost a dare to title Neruda as simply as Larrain did, given how much it is not a direct biopic of its title character. Rogerebert
3.0
Farhadi may hardly be reinventing himself, but his old tools serve him just fine. Telegraph
4.0
Death of a Salesman, a magical realists interpretation of dreamy materialism and tainted American values, is an odd, almost diametric allusion to Farh .. The Young Folks
5.0
Alidoostis quiet performance as Rana brings a compelling naturalism to the womans new frailty and emerging strength of purpose, while Hosseini draws a .. The Globe And Mail
4.4
An exquisite, closely studied moral fable about our tendency to confuse love with ownership and our willingness in the face of felt humiliation to dis .. Philly
5.0
A portrait of a marriage that is rocked by an intruders sexual assault. Spirituality And Practice
4.2
Keyvan Moghadams production design and Hossein Jafarians cinematography provide the necessary degree of realism, as well as more than a bit of unobtru .. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Now, Farhadi understands forgotten women; About Elly was all about one. Village Voice
3.8
Culture clash is an over familiar trope of the movies, having fun with the differences between peoples.Culture connection is a rarer bird, showing how .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
Revealing n eorealistic drama about the human condition in modern Tehran . Sover
4.2
10 1 9 / 10 Slowly but surely, writer/director Asghar Farhadi has become a top voice in international cinema. Blu Ray
3.1
The Salesman (2016) 2 1/2 Stars (out of 4) Tweet Miller Time By Jeffrey M. Anderson I have written elsewhere about my overall distrust of director Asg .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
One should probably resist the temptation to read some subtle message into this exotic premise, because Farhadi (unlike Abbas Kiarostami) is neither a .. Chicago Reader
4.0
This quietly provocative drama won the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi his second Oscar this year, one that he refused to collect in person in protest .. The Times
3.5
This psychological drama about an Iranian man and his wife under emotional stress while staging a production of Death of a Salesman wanders into some .. Lariat
4.5
It culminates in a long and emotionally devastating final sequence, one where every word and gesture is so tightly wound around a sense of world crumb .. News Review
4.0
Domestic discord becomes knife edge stuff in a film thats never less than riveting. Radio Times
4.0
The Salesman is structured like a thriller, albeit a low key and downbeat one. Independent
4.4
Fresh off its Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language film, Asghar Farhadis The Salesman is a dazzling, darkly funny, quietly devastating human dra .. Rolling Stone
3.5
The Salesman isnt always the tightest or most purposeful of Farhadis explorations of the fragility of relationships, but the last 30 minutes of this o .. The Wrap
3.8
Thematically, the connection between Farhadis film and Millers play seems tenuous, but the fact that Iranian artists are honoring a classic American w .. News Day
3.8
Farhadis new film, The Salesman, isnt his best, or even second best, but it offers up glints of what, at times, makes him one of the best directors ar .. Cs Monitor
3.5
Still, The Salesman works on all the storytelling levels Farhadi is a praiseworthy master of. Film Journal
2.0
For a purported revenge thriller, there is precious little tension. Hindustan Times
4.0
Willy Lomans impotence and frustration permeate the film like cheap aftershave. The Guardian
3.0
It is a profoundly disturbing, quasi inexplicable crisis that cracks the carapace of bourgeois calm and reveals seething, brutal emotions underneath. The Guardian
4.5
The performances are remarkable.So is the way Farhadi tells the story. Az Central
4.5
Feelgood is a word unlikely ever to find its way into Farhadis vocabulary. But he does know a lot about truth and consequences and how to apply them t .. Smh
4.0
It presents a harrowing picture of a society riven with class divisions, paralysing social constraints and disappointment. Smh
5.0
The links between Millers Pulitzer winning melodramatics and Farhadis more naturalistic style are not overdone. Npr
5.0
Its a hard trick for a filmmaker to pull off, and a challenging one for viewers to examine, but great films rarely succeed without complexity. Star Tribune
4.5
But sometimes that is not the way.THE SALESMAN takes a closer look at vengeance and how it should cook. Reel Talk Reviews
4.4
His characters are always a mix of the noble and the irrational, and he refuses to trade in easy answers and pat conclusions while still deriving much .. Q Network
4.5
The 44 year old Iranian director, who won an Oscar for his stunning domestic thriller A Separation (2011), is a genius of tension, plot structure, and .. Ew
5.0
No one else seems to care.All this action unfolds in the films leisurely first half hour, at which point the drama kicks in. Salon
1.0
Coming to, Rana can remember none of the details of the attack: What did the invader look like Slate
4.0
Farhadi ratchets up the tension and watches as neither Rana nor Emad respond in the ways that each of them needs. Flim List
2.5
One of the actors bursts into laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation. Film Inquiry
4.5
He doesnt need to show an attack to let us feel the wallop of the after effects and this withholding also helps us to retain sympathy for Emad who als .. Eye For Film
4.0
When the culprit is revealed, its a total surprise.And the final confrontation between the Etesamis and Ranas shadowy assailant is a riveting revelati .. Susang Ranger
3.8
Its the intellectual foreign language equivalent of the horror trope: dont open that door! Observer
3.5
I find it intriguing because the production has to accommodate Iranian social standards while preserving Millers ideas. Flim Threet
3.8
Hosseini and Alidoosti are superb, with rich internal lives that give depth to their characters actions and these characters are indeed active. Sf Gate
5.0
Like Luc and Jean Pierre Dardenne, Asghar Farhadi has honed a cinematic style thats so deceptively subtle that casual audience members may not think o .. Slant Magazine
4.4
But its still loud and clear in a film that, while not as completely riveting as A Separation, manages to touch on the filmmakers cardinal themes of m .. Washington Post
5.0
With exquisite patience and attention to detail, Asghar Farhadi, the writer and director, builds a solid and suspenseful plot out of ordinary incident .. The New York Times
4.4
Theres some mordant humor in this portrait of the contemporary Tehran creative class. Chicago Tribune
3.5
But as compelling as The Salesman can be, its central characters failure to articulate their inner feelings leaves us without any real catharsis. Reeling Reviews
4.5
This sort of complex, gripping study of the fissures that split people apart as his subsequent film, The Past confirmed is what Farhadi does best, and .. Uproxx
4.0
This delicately realized portrait of an intellectual Tehran couple could easily be taking place in New York, London, or Tokyo. The empathy machine str .. Flickfilosopher
4.0
Alidoosti and Hosseini tease out the threads with great subtlety and intelligence. The Irish Times
3.5
The movies final act, an uncomfortable slowly building confrontation full of unbearable tension, can be difficult to watch, even if the vengeance bein .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.5
But all is forgiven when the final punches are delivered in a knock out finale that leaves the viewer tense and breathless. Hollywood Reporter
4.5
Farhadis cinematic style could kindly be described as sparingthe score is minimal, the camerawork lacking embellishment, the visuals strictly verite. The Atlantic
3.0
This productions a winner!.The Salesman testifies to the enduring power of art. Standard
4.0
Profits from the strict decorums of Iranian cinema, and indeed of Iranian life, to mount serious reflections on guilt and shame, trust and forgiveness .. Standard
5.0
If Farhadis work has a governing theme, it might well be Renoirs great, compassionate insight memorably stated in his 1939 masterpiece, The Rules of t .. Los Angeles Times
5.0
One of the many reasons that Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the greatest filmmaker of all time the quintessential filmmaker is that his spirit and techn .. Variety
3.2
Given that The Salesman strives to be far more than a revenge thriller, Emads story isnt enough to make it an unqualified triumph, but its still a gen .. Consequence Of Sound
2.5
The short, unfortunately, squanders its good will by ending on an almost comically underwhelming note that leaves far too many questions unanswered. Reel Film
4.4
Characters are quickly stripped so bare, emotionally, audiences may feel they need to look away. Nj
4.4
In this instance, its an assault the film never fully explains, but explores by way of a revenge scenario that leaves few unscathed and all shaken. The Star
3.0
The reliance on Arthur Millers play feels like a bit of a reach, and the climax is more than a little manipulative. But Hosseini and Alidoosti find th .. Now Toronto
3.5
Farhadis films are suffused with an oppressive atmosphere, and there is something increasingly formulaic in his storytelling. Scroll
4.0
This taut Iranian thriller recalls the work of Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol, and Brian De Palma. Film Ink
4.2
Best comic book flick since The Dark Knight.2 Get Out: Jordan Peele makes race relations scarier than ever with bold horror satire. Tamp A Bay
3.8
Farhadi layers Millers themes over a patriarchal response to the assault and its aftermath, marginalizing Rana and never introducing us to the old ten .. New York Post
5.0
They are in process of moving flat temporarily as final rehearsals take place. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.0
Asghar Farhadi offers another astute look at contemporary Iranian society in this compelling relationship drama. Lw Lies
4.0
You wouldnt want it any longer, and its constantly fun while its there, as silly as it is. Abc
4.0
Perhaps this ambiguity is to spare the audience from the sordid details, maybe its to escape the censors attention, but in terms of how the film works .. Abc
3.5
Unfortunately, much of its sting was deflated due to the best picture announcement debacle, but it still raises questions over Farhadis Oscar nod bein .. Nz Herald
4.0
The Salesman isnt as stunning as A Separation, but its still a class act. No one does domestic drama quite like Asghar Farhadi. Nz Herald
4.0
So its a challenging watch, but also a thrilling whodunnit, and a gut wrenching fable, albeit without a clear lesson.What is revealed is why Farhadi k .. Flicks
4.0
All of this may be clearly set within the distinct customs of Iranian society, but the overriding feelings will resonate for any viewer. Contact Music
3.0
Time and again, the film conflates putative differences between Iranian culture and the West, asserting a common humanity alongside commonalities of e .. The Arts Desk
4.0
I liked it enough to call it the best film of that year, and Academy voters liked it enough to give it an Oscar. Wsj
4.2
Its set in modern day Tehran, but Farhadis Oscar nominated tale of self loathing and vengeance is timeless in its debunking of the male myth. Patriot Ledger
4.4
1 of 3 View Caption Taraneh Alidoosti (left) and Shahab Hosseini play Rana and Emad, actors whose marriage is threatened after a horrific incident, in .. Sltrib
4.0
The Salesman is a meticulously plotted moral puzzle that, once again, shows how great art can transcend the deeply restrained culture it springs from. Scmp
4.2
The Age of Consequences is stylishly edited and timely, but it fails to be inspirational or truly enlightening. Nyc Movie Guru
3.0
If theres a word that can be used to describe the astonishingly powerful work of Asghar Farhadi it would be commitment. Punch Drunk Critics
3.5
1 of 2 2 of 2 Starring Taraneh Alidoosti.In Farsi, with English subtitles. Straight
3.0
We open in mid collapse: an Iranian couple, Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), soon to star in a blue penciled staging of Death of a .. Sandiego Reader
4.0
As sharp a dramatist as Asghar Farhadi is, hes also an underrated visual stylist. Metro New York
4.0
Asghar Farhadis movies lure viewers into competing sympathies with intractably opposed positions. Film Comment
3.8
While The Salesman forgoes the expansive, knotty moral tapestry of A Separation for a simpler narrative, it maintains the same sharp focus on the comp .. Under The Radar Mag
4.0
I wish I loved it; its certainly worthy of love. Only a great artist working with great collaborators could have put something this slippery and elusi .. Alternate Ending
3.0
The Salesman is a serviceable work, but take away the brouhaha. and I seriously doubt anywhere near as much attention would be paid. Seven Day Svt
3.8
But what Farhadi is really trying to do with The Salesman is turn an old commercial style of Iranian movie on its head: the jaheli film, a hyper mascu .. National Post
4.5
But as a pure piece of storytelling, The Salesman is phenomenal in its emotional content and examination of the human condition. Third Coast Review
3.5
Farhadis strength lies in his ability to cast adept performers able to convey the subtle complexities of his prose, and what Taraneh Alidoosti and Sha .. Ion Cinema
4.5
From any director, it would be a breakthrough; for Farhadi, its an elegant rendition of his familiar themes, a restatement of how relationships are tr .. New City Film
4.5
Its small and sad and wrong headed and destined to fail, but no less devastating. Winnipeg Free Press
4.4
Still, it congeals into a powerhouse suspense psychodrama with a harrowing final act. Sf Examiner
4.0
Returning to his homeland for The Salesman, Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Past) again concocts a heady mix of dark Western tragedyvia echoes of a .. Vue Weekly
3.5
Budgetary considerations no doubt play a part, but director Asghar Farhadi has a way of making domestic dramas that play out in apartments endlessly c .. Sf Weekly
5.0
The poignancy of what a single act and its consequences can invite, move us past reflexive responses. Vulture
3.0
If youve got a taste for a satisfying whodunit, however, look elsewhere. Washington City Paper
4.5
A drama simmering with tension, the film at times teeters on the edge of oppressiveness but Farhadi always manages to bring it home to its deeply refl .. Film Ireland
4.0
Truth is hard to come by in engrossing, Oscar nominated Iranian film In The Salesman, we have a look at how Iranian artists are standing on crumbling .. Metro Active
3.8
Theres something just a little cut and dried about the idea, but Farhadi skillfully explores the subject of warped masculinity. Heral
4.5
The excavation of an adjoining piece of land appears to be the likely cause. News
4.0
Farhadi allows the script to focus mostly upon Emad and for his quiet rage and need for revenge to take over the story. Adelaide Review
4.5
In The Salesman, director Asghar Farhadis latest, nothing is as simple as its characters wish.Asghar Farhadis The Salesman is an Oscar nominee for thi .. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
3.8
Ill just say that though the film is well acted and beautifully photographed in non showy ways (it really captures the crisp brightness of wintry New .. The Film Experience
4.5
Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi blends personal and political drama suffused with metaphoric commentary in his intricately constructed The Sale .. Kdhx
3.5
Even though this realization is driven home rather ploddingly, the expert performances of the two leads make the film worth seeing. Cinema Scope
5.0
The film, while subtitled, doesnt seem laborious and moves smoothly throughout. FlickDirect
4.5
Incidentally, depressing doesnt denote any weakness in the films artistic merit per se, merely that Farhadis world view is unwaveringly glum here it r .. Patrick Nabarro
3.8
Its a good film but one utterly dependent on astute viewers to put it all together and understand how good it is. Buffalo News
5.0
While The Salesman never quite soars it holds us in its grip from start to finish. It leaves us with much food for thought and the lingering question, .. Leonard Mal
5.0
In others, such as plot construction and interweaving complex moral with more traditional kinds of narrative suspense, Salesman is sometimes a superio .. Daily News
3.8
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4.0
Not as tightly coiled as Farhadis previous films, but worth catching. Herald Scotland
3.5
Sign up for Take Action Now and well send you three actions every Tuesday. The Nation
4.5
The couple attempts to soldier on, but the trauma and the incumbent need for resolution takes on a life of its own. City Beat
4.5
In its oddly quiet and deliberate way, its a thrilling film to watch. Daily Public
3.5
Every wrinkle tells a story, and their removal may leave traces that cant be scrubbed. Arts Fuse
5.0
Not to diminish the directors justified stance against the USs immigration ban, but reports of Academy members voting for the film sight unseen paint .. Four Three Film
4.5
Like A Separation, which followed the story of a married couple falling apart but grew in ever unexpected ways to become a Hitchcockian psychological .. Pasadena Weekly
4.0
In that respect, it has echoes of Michael Hanekes films like Funny Games and Cache, which also dealt with the violation of middle class homes and a ri .. Un Cut
4.0
by RON WILKINSON Writer/director Asghar Farhadi, already known for his simmering A Separation, has raised the bar even further with this remarkable st .. Its Just Movies
3.5
It is, perhaps, a bridge too far or a metaphor missed.The Salesman may very well get a nomination for the foreign language Oscar as it is a worthy fil .. Easy Reader News
4.0
But Farhadi remains a master not just of narrative but of empathy. Ap
5.0
It includes one of the most ridiculous yet moving embraces youve ever seen in a movie. Arts At L
4.0
Its not that his filmmaking is necessarily better than that of older Iranian filmmakers like Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf but that its marke .. Lime Light Magazine
5.0
Acclaimed imported films can be enigmatic and rarefied, and I love those movies, but Farhadis possess what is today a unique mixture of a sophisticate .. In These Times
3.5
While The Salesman doesnt quite hit the emotional highs or deft narrative moves of his earlier films, its certainly at least a worthy addition into hi .. Tiny Mix Tapes
4.0
It becomes riveting, a testament to remarkable performances turned in by the leads. Times Colonist
4.5
The opening moments of The Salesman underscore Farhadis status as one of the great unsung visual stylists of contemporary cinema. The Blue Lenses



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