It is rare to see a work like "A Separation", which can start from such a micro perspective of the family, and present social contradictions and class conflicts, sincerity and lies, selfish desires and beliefs, etc., intuitively and vividly. Different people can find their own emotional resonance from this film. While feeling the fate of each character in the film, they can also observe their own hearts and ask what they really need in their hearts.
The most shocking thing about "A Farewell" to me was the female part-time worker named Reitz. She didn't choose to lie in order to get compensation from the male host. The power of faith is what makes this movie's story take a miraculous turn. The key point is that if Reitz obeys her husband's advice and takes money against her will, then the noble character hidden in the film will be greatly lost. It can be said that a supporting role named Reitz is dominating the values of the film.
Westminster is leaving Iran, Nader is reluctant to leave Iran in order to give his daughter a better life, because there is a father to take care of, just because these differences can prompt them to divorce? It's hard to believe. Westminster still cares about her husband's father, and her distaste for Nader is limited to his stubbornness and other character elements. Nader was unacceptable and even angry about his wife's request for divorce. According to my understanding, this is a conflict between Eastern and Western cultures. Westminster has already cheated on her husband, but the object of her cheating is another life. The movie didn't take this deeper, or it would have likely died prematurely due to Iran's strict film censorship.
Differences in views on children's education, different views on supporting the elderly, and the nurturing boredom and burnout in long-term marriages. These family pains are common regardless of language and country. The kind of mutual entanglement between Nader and Simin, wanting to escape but unable to let go, has been staged in many couples. Only when a crisis occurs, can their hands be held together again. The crisis in "A Parting" is the accidental miscarriage of the female hourly worker that leads to a claim incident. After Nader and Simin deal with the incident, their relationship has also undergone subtle changes. The film's open-ended At the end, there is enough space for their follow-up stories. The daughter has not decided whether to follow her father or her mother, which is destined to have a great chance for them to continue living together.
Someone once joked that it would be better to change the name of "A Parting Once" to China as "A Parting Once Again". Divorce is a traumatic behavior for a family, and all the warmth built around the family will fall apart due to divorce. For those who see through and see through, what will happen if they leave? If the first marriage is not maintained well, the rate of another crisis in the second is not small. From this point of view, "A Parting" is still a good educational film about marriage and love.
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