The Salesman - (2017)

The Salesman won the at the 89th Academy Awards. Although Farhadi famously boycotted the ceremony to protest travel bans, the film’s victory cemented his status as one of the most important voices in global cinema today.

: While the film is deeply rooted in Tehran’s social mores, the themes of privacy, domestic safety, and the fragile ego of the "protector" are universal. A Legacy of Excellence

: Shahab Hosseini (Emad) and Taraneh Alidoosti (Rana) deliver powerhouse performances. Hosseini’s transformation from a gentle teacher to a cold, vengeful shadow of himself is chilling. The Salesman (2017)

The story follows Emad and Rana, a young couple living in Tehran who are both actors performing in a local production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman . When their apartment building begins to literally crumble due to nearby construction, they are forced to move into a new flat recommended by a fellow actor.

: Farhadi is famous for refusing to give his audience easy villains. By the time the intruder is revealed, the film shifts from a quest for justice to a harrowing look at pity and the cruelty of "an eye for an eye." The Salesman won the at the 89th Academy Awards

If you’re looking for a film that will stay with you long after the credits roll—and perhaps spark a long debate about the nature of forgiveness— The Salesman is essential viewing.

Tragedy in the Wings: Exploring Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (2017) A Legacy of Excellence : Shahab Hosseini (Emad)

Farhadi brilliantly weaves the themes of Death of a Salesman into the film’s DNA. Just as Willy Loman is a man crushed by his inability to live up to a certain ideal of success, Emad becomes a man crushed by his own notions of honor and masculinity. The play-within-a-movie serves as a mirror; as Emad plays Willy Loman on stage, he begins to resemble the broken, desperate man he is portraying in his real-life hunt for the intruder. Why It Still Resonates