Alles über Elly (2009)

Alles über Elly: Directed by Asghar Farhadi. With Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Merila Zare’i. The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.

“Based on my opinion, this movie was even better that A Saparation, an award winning Farhadiu0026#39;s film. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFarhadi proves adept at controlling the tone of his film. By slowly setting up the situation and the complex nexus of relationships between the characters, he lulls the audience into thinking the film will continue in a comic mode until Ellyu0026#39;s disappearance. From then on, the film takes a serious tone. Lies come back to haunt the characters, and the consequences of these are unforgiving. Some of these lies were told due to particular proprieties necessary within Iranian society. The brilliance of Farhadiu0026#39;s script and direction becomes most apparent in the latter stages of the film. As one secret after another is revealed, Farhadi deftly maps out the shifts in the perceptions and behaviour of the characters toward each other as well as the vieweru0026#39;s perception of the characters. Farhadiu0026#39;s cast is uniformly excellent, especially Farahani, who compellingly registers Sepidehu0026#39;s shock at how her seemingly innocent matchmaking has taken such a tragic turn, as well as the way her character, like others in the film, is revealed to not be what it initially appears.”