About this episode
Robin and Carolina discuss the Iranian film 'A Separation' and its themes related to politics and character portrayal.
Robin and Carolina get into the autumn spirit with the incredibly successful Iranian domestic drama 'A Separation'. Politics include: why not every Iranian film has to be about Iranian politics, how every Iranian film necessarily ends up being at least a little bit about Iranian politics, and the very universal need for directors to pick beautiful actors to portray normal people going about their normal lives. More about Iranian cinema, Director Ashgar Farhadi being ve...
People in this episode
Hosts: Robin, Carolina
Topics covered
- Iranian cinema
- film analysis
- politics in film
- character portrayal
- cultural themes
Keywords
- A Separation
- Iranian cinema
- Ashgar Farhadi
- film review
- politics in film
- character portrayal
- domestic drama
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: A Separation
Places: Iran, Iranian
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