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Director Asghar Farhadi (L) and actor Peyman Moadi pose with the award for ‘Best foreign film’ for “A Separation” at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, United States, on January 15, 2012. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
by Amir Taheri | Jul 28, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The decades-long political confrontation between Iran and the United States is known to almost anyone interested in international politics. Less known, however, is the rivalry between the two in offering different visions of the seventh art,...
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A picture taken on May 17, 2013, shows Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and Argentinian-born French actress Bérénice Bejo posing during a photocall for the film “Le Passé” at the Cannes Film Festival. (AFP PHOTO/ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT)
by Nora El-Muttardi | Nov 14, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—New wave Iranian cinema is flourishing, particularly among international audiences. The past few years have witnessed growing international recognition of Iran’s filmmakers: last year, Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation became the first...