2013 · drama · mystery
The Past (2013)
Directed by Asghar Farhadi2h 10m2013
After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he attempts to improve matters between mother and daughter Ahmad unwittingly lifts the lid on a long buried secret...
Our read: The Past (2013) (2013) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / mystery, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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