My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

A Separation (2011)

Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film of last year, this Iranian film about the consequences of a couple trying to part ways is about as perfect a drama as one could want.   It gives a glimpse of the Iranian culture and its judicial system without having to explain itself.  The characters' lives unfold naturally and as their problems grow worse it never feels forced.  Director and writer Asghar Farhadi is an excellent storyteller and this is a masterpiece.  Perhaps it should have been nominated for best picture as well.  Grade: A
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)