About Elly

Iran 2009, 119 minutes
Dir. Asghar Farhadi
In Persian with English subtitles
Rating: [PG] Violence & coarse language
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama, Suspense/Crime

Feat. Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Peyman Moaadi

Aroview: Though something of a dress rehearsal for Farhadi's Oscar-winning A SEPARATION, this tense and absorbing account of a beach holiday tainted by tragedy is a first-rate drama in its own right, with many of the director's pet themes (marriage, divorce, propriety, upward mobility) explored in the form of an everyday thriller.

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2 stars (Good Try) Not a "typical" Iranian offering in my book - it looks to have been made with a mainstream audience in mind - there are too many photogenic characters for my liking. It has an okay screenplay but it is one which lacks a bite. ~Tubbs
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5 stars (Exceptional) You'll never see better ensemble acting than in in this moving, realistic & densely-plotted film of life in today's Iran. Complex, subtle & v. original. At the heart, a mystery. These people Trump wants to kill! Tubbs' comments inappropriate. ~Sandy
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5 stars (Exceptional) Wonderful movie, one of the best in my opinion. Multi-layered, subtle, a must-see. ~Alexi