The Past

The Past

  • Director: Asghar Farhadi
  • Countries of origin: France, Italy, Belgium, Iran
  • Language: French, Persian
  • Release date: May 17, 2013
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: El pasado
  • "Le Passé" is a French family ethics film released in 2013, directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Bérénice Bejo , Taha Rahim , Ali Moshafa, Pauline Brett and others. 
    The film tells the story of Armand, who had been separated from his wife for four years, returned to Paris for divorce, but gradually discovered that the relationship between his wife Mary, adopted daughter Lucy, and his wife’s boyfriend Samir was tense, and opened the knots of each person to save the brokenness. Story of his family.   The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, and for the best foreign language film at the 71st American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards. 

    Details

    • Release date May 17, 2013
    • Filming locations Rue de Paris, Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    • Production companies Memento Films Production, France 3 Cinéma, BIM Distribuzione

    Box office

    Budget

    $11,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,331,747

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $29,270

    Gross worldwide

    $12,673,462

    Movie reviews

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    • By Levi 2022-03-27 09:01:12

      The script of shredding the cocoon is the biggest highlight

      Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is a writer-director who has quickly become popular in the past ten years and has established a position in the international film industry. Thanks to the Berlin Film Festival, his works can be well known to a wide audience. . From "About Yili", which won the Silver Bear's best director, to "A Farewell", which won the Golden Bear Award, his journey in Berlin went quite smoothly. Perhaps in view of this, Cannes, the first of the three major...

    • By Elaina 2022-03-27 09:01:12

      Do not

      The French film made by the director of "A Farewell" is as suspenseful as ever, but lacks the Iranian cultural background, so it focuses on the proposition of getting out of the past. The movie "The Past" tells the story of a woman who wants to start a new life and asks her ex-husband for a divorce, only to discover that her current boyfriend's wife committed suicide because she and her ex-husband's daughter retaliated by sending emails. This work has a lot more to do than the director's...

    • By Edmund 2022-03-27 09:01:12

      Everyone's life is not easy, don't give bad reviews easily!

      Don't judge others with a single value standard, even if he is just a child. There are no villains in the show, but everyone makes different mistakes for some reason. The consistently realistic Iranian films, with a little patience, are still very scenic and intriguing. For me in the 1970s, I can often find the shadow of my childhood life through the Iran through the lens.

      Remarriage, especially for those who have children, can never avoid facing their various pasts.

      In each...

    • By Loyce 2022-03-27 09:01:12

      The audience guessing the plot is afraid that they will fall a big horse

      After reading all of Farhadi's directorial works, I wish to compile a collection review, which is the fourth.
      A creator leaves the country to make an overseas film. If it is all about the emotional story of the people of the country, it is better to make it, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed. But Farhadi showed his excellent talent in writing and directing through this film. The four main characters , one is an Iranian and the other is an Iranian immigrant. The heroine and daughter...

    • By Tess 2022-03-27 09:01:12

      "Iranian Divorce"

      Intermarriage is a matter of mutual respect and consideration for the cultural differences between the two places. It is not about turning a blind eye when the love is too strong, and knowing it is hard to bear. If the couple fails to cross this threshold, it is definitely a divorce.
              
              At the request of his wife, Ahmad set off from Tehran, the capital of Iran, to France for divorce. He is a good man. He could have done it in place. Because it was easy to get together and...

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    • By Keyon 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      It's okay, but the slow pace of the whole story is too boring. Fortunately, the truth of the story slowly emerges, the sense of hierarchy is good, and the actors' performances are also very...

    • By Alyce 2022-04-23 07:03:10

      I don't know why the IMD score is not low, messy people, messy...

    • By Magnus 2022-04-23 07:03:10

      The emotions have not been gathered, the traces of the design are too...

    • By Assunta 2022-04-23 07:03:10

      Quite disappointing compared to the previous masterpiece. It is better for Iranian directors not to leave...

    • By Kitty 2022-04-23 07:03:10

      Is it better now; I don't like stories like this at all, as if to tell you that life can't tolerate a little mistake; because it's still a movie, after rationalizing the exit, you can turn your perspective to...

    Movie plot

    An Iranian man Amand (Ali Mofassa) who has been separated from his wife for several years , at the request of his French wife Marie ( Bérénice Bejo ) , returns to Paris to complete the divorce procedures for the two, preparing to end a nominal marriage. Originally, he asked Mary to book a hotel for him, but Mary insisted that he go home to live in, making him feel that there is a possibility of renewed love between the two. When they...
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    Creative background

    Director Asghar Farhadi’s work "A Parting" won many honors at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival. The producer hoped that he could write a similar script again, so after on-site inspections, Fahadi brewed one that took place in France and France. Female-centered story, two male actors of Arab origin have emotional entanglements with them. The script creation process of the film is non-linear. Director Asghar Farhadi put several stories...
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    Evaluation action

    Although the film focuses on family life, it does not only focus on the affection of the children of one family, but also spreads the two themes of filial piety and love to the disputes of ethics and responsibility between the two families. The core of the family remains unchanged, ranging from emotional radiation to morality, and a clear stand. The film uses the video technique of drawing away from the dialogue several times to show...
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    Movie quotes

    • Marie Brisson: I'll tell them to apologize.

      Samir: In this way, you will teach them that always there is an escape way named apology!

    • Ahmad: When did you meet each other?

      Marie Brisson: In drugstore. He came to get his wife's medicines.

      [Ahmad sneers]

      Marie Brisson: What?

      Ahmad: In our culture is laughing.

      Marie Brisson: But in our culture is mocking!

      [They discuss with each other]

      Marie Brisson: Just your hair became white!

    • Marie Brisson: Why didn't Shahryar tell me that Lucie was there?

      Ahmad: He couldn't tell you.

      Marie Brisson: Why he couldn't? He saw that I was dying from concern.

      Ahmad: He promised to her.