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Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Farhadi's characters are always so flawed that they make mistakes that will have great consequences yet so humane and relatable that there won't be a single character in the film who we can blame for anything. His skill to bring out the best in his actors is also exemplary, the naturality with which each of them lives in front of the camera is incredible. This is by far his weakest film among the 4 films I've seen and I look forward to exploring the rest of his filmography.

THE PAST (LE PASSÉ) was nominated for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or award, the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award , and a Golden Globe. Directed and written by Asghar Farhadi of "A Separation" fame (winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film). "The Past" is a a web of intrigue of Rashomon proportions. Everyone tells their version of the truth, but they do not explain everything, and the viewer is puzzled by intentions, motives, and history. As "The Past" unfolds, each character is imprisoned by his or her own version of the past. Opportunities to move forward are constantly threatened by each character's backstory. The past seems to dominate and destabilize, reminding us of our own mistakes and unintended consequences.Read my complete review at www.unhealedwound.com

Le passé (The past) by Asghar Farhadi "The past is never dead. It's not even past."― William Faulkner, Requiem for a NunThe past, that thing that is holding us down everyday , the thing that is stopping us to think with hope and joy about the present and the future. Probably each one of us would like to change something from their past , either is a reply said in a bad moment , a deed that we shouldn't have done it or something that we were supposed to do but we were afraid what might happen afterward.In Asghar Farhadi's movie , the past is a weight on the characters's shoulders, on their conscious , even on the little ones , who are supposed to be free from any moral weight , because thats what make childhood wonderful isn't it? The entire story is a jigsaw for the characters , and for the one that is watching the movie , who , like a sherlock tries to combine all the clues and facts that the story is giving us in order to unlock the mystery behind it. The movie is based mostly on the theory of chaos , where a reply said in the wrong moment , a gesture or even a look can have really bad results in the future , and that is what Asghar Farhadi is exemplifying with great skill.The storyline is simple at the beginning , gets more complicated as we watch further and starts to untangle as the movie reaches its final. There are few characters , each one of them defined well , even the one that doesn't appear until the end. The music is fine , nothing notable , and same about the places, which doesn't really matter in this particular movie . I gave 9/10 because I found myself enjoying the thrill of every moment , even for some people those moments could mean nothing. To better understand what all of this means you have to watch it , it's a sincere movie about life and the consequences of our decisions in life. I hope this might be useful regarding your decision to watch or not the movie Le passé by Asghar Farhadi.

Is it the man who leaves his wife and daughters, the 2 cheaters or the 2 saboteurs that drove a women into suicide? It's a film about people with problems. And it's their own fault. Everyone just intensifies the problems of the others simply because "they are not happy".I don't understand all the positive feedback, and reviews like "a story about normal people". These people are not normal, they each work hard to make the life of their "loved ones" as miserable as possible. If this is normal, i don't know a lot of normal people.If you enjoy a film about people blaming each other for the mess they created, this one is for you.4 stars because of good acting / camera-work / soundtrack etc.