Reminiscent of Delbert Mann’s films in the U.S. in the 1950s (Marty, The Bachelor Party), Asghar Farhadi’s Chaharshanbe-soori is simplistic and melodramatic—yet another instance of how unrewarding cinema can be when it is plot- and character-driven. With all the great films coming from Iran, how does this downcast, “slice-of-life” mediocrity about a housemaid’s domestic travails […]
Daily Archives: May 31, 2008
Susan: Your golf ball. Your car. Is there anything in the world that doesn’t belong to you? David: Yes, thank heaven: You! The “Baby” of the title is a leopard; this is a tale of two lookalike leopards, one tame, the other vicious. Embedded here in a “screwball” romantic comedy, they underscore the need of […]
Dennis Grunes 