The Past (Le passé)

Totoro's 2022 Movie Diary (115 movies items)

" MAY 29, 2022 The Past (2013, dir: Janicza Bravo) Cast: Bérénice Bejo, Ali Mosaffa, Tahar Rahim, Pauline Burlet My rating: 8/10 Watched on TV"

Top Ten Performances - Bérénice Bejo (13 movies items)

" as Marie Brisson "

A good movie

“Since I really loved ‘A Separation’, I was really eager to see Asghar Farhadi’s following directing effort, especially since it was well received. Well, even though there was some really good things in this movie, to be honest, it never really blew me away though.  I mean, Farhadi displayed some really solid directing, I just love his realistic approach, and he managed once again to get some really strong performances from all the characters, even from the kids. However, even if the characters were quite interesting, to be honest, they were not exactly spellbinging. Furthemore, the fact that it was sometimes rather difficult to root for them didn’t help either. For example, Bérénice Bejo was quite amazing but you could feel that her character always had a rather destructive beha” read more

Watched in 2017 (180 movies items)

"July 18th 8.3 "

World Romance (30 movies items)

"Iran / France "

2017 movies (120 movies items)

"Sometimes half-truths, secrets or unrevealed facts can become worse than lies... that's what Farhadi's filmography keeps teaching me. Strong acting and directing, a movie that shows how relationships can become complicated due to our past, fears, and uncertain future."