So, from what I understand, there were two negative and two positive versions of the couple. Jalal, who was supportive, modest, and calm, Farzaneh who was kind, caring, and joyful, Mohsen who was bitter, proud, violent, and jealous, and Bita who was simply depressed. The reason the two couples existed in the first place is because each positive kept the negative in balance, creating an equilibrium of feeling ok but unsatisfied. When the two pairs meet each other, the balance falls apart. Why? Jalal is spending more time with Farzaneh, which leaves Bita alone with her thoughts and that leads to her increasing sadness and self-hate. On the other hand, with Farzaneh not being Mohsen's servant during every waking moment, he feels alone in his own way and expresses it through jealousy and tendency to violence. As the two spend more time, this balance starts to weaken. Mohsen I feel is inspired by how animals behave, "this is my mate, this is my cub, I own them, get close and I will kill you". When he sees Jalal winning his son (his only strand to humanity, and the only times he expresses an iota of kindness) he grows violent. Farzaneh is no longer there to calm him, in fact, she has become a reason for his irritation. Acting out of his emotions, he kills Jalal. This is where it gets interesting. He doesn't feel remorse, he doesn't feel like he has done something abnormal, and does something even more cruel but oddly human. To see if his wife truly cares about their marriage, he tries to seduce her as Jalal, and when she gets offended and instead of getting mad at "Jalal" she just instantly realizes it's Mohsen, it all falls into place. The fact that he now knows that his wife would only expect him to behave this way breaks him. It's a complex feeling of his jealousy (inspired by love for Farzaneh) and pride (inspired by love for himself). He realizes he is wrong about Farzaneh, but also right in a way. She wouldn't cheat on him, but she doesn't respect nor like him, which in a way means she doesn't see him as her husband anymore. With this notion steaming in his head, and by Farzaneh's demand to see Jalal, he goes back to the stadium. When he sees Farzaneh mourning Jalal, I like to think that he instead of feeling guilt is actually imagining if Farzaneh would mourn him like so if the roles were changed. The result? He imagines that she wouldn't, and in selfishness and jealousy, he decides that if Farzaneh is not his wife anymore, she shouldn't even be alive. Something subtle but equally important would be whether in the final moments when Farzaneh looks back at him whether she is shocked or simply afraid (expecting it in a way). Mohsen isn't a parent. He isn't a husband. He isn't someone who takes responsibility, nor care about how others feel. He is the opposite of Jalal. He is his universe, and his spawn now needs a new nanny. By this point he has fully lost his humanity. As yet another act of cruelty, he goes to Bita and tries to recruit her as the soon-to-be mom. This is a beautiful scene because it perfectly portrays the core characteristics of both negatives. One is his own universe, whilst the other feels she doesn't deserve to be in one. The result? They oddly make a parasitic relationship. He gets to shy away from his duties whilst another person raises his son, and she gets...purpose. I think Bita's fate was also tragic. She wasn't a negative in a sense, but just someone who needed help. I see her as a moth to a flame. She is drawn to the light, the light is her fate, and nothing else matters. A servant, and a king. The last victim of the story? The young boy who has no parent anymore. No matter how misguidedly selfless Bita is, she lacks love in her heart. How can you love something or someone if you don't feel it. All in all, it's a story of balance, and purpose.
Watched this movie last night in Toronto. Pros, I was glued to the theatre screen the whole time, not a boring moment in this movie, and great acting from Taraneh Alidoosti and Navid Mohammadzadeh who are the two main characters. Cons, I'm still trying to find the rationale in how it ended. I wonder if the ending was written and changed at some point during filming, it left me without answering some questions. It is an entertaining movie over all though.
So, from what I understand, there were two negative and two positive versions of the couple. Jalal, who was supportive, modest, and calm, Farzaneh who was kind, caring, and joyful, Mohsen who was bitter, proud, violent, and jealous, and Bita who was simply depressed. The reason the two couples existed in the first place is because each positive kept the negative in balance, creating an equilibrium of feeling ok but unsatisfied. When the two pairs meet each other, the balance falls apart. Why? Jalal is spending more time with Farzaneh, which leaves Bita alone with her thoughts and that leads to her increasing sadness and self-hate. On the other hand, with Farzaneh not being Mohsen's servant during every waking moment, he feels alone in his own way and expresses it through jealousy and tendency to violence. As the two spend more time, this balance starts to weaken. Mohsen I feel is inspired by how animals behave, "this is my mate, this is my cub, I own them, get close and I will kill you". When he sees Jalal winning his son (his only strand to humanity, and the only times he expresses an iota of kindness) he grows violent. Farzaneh is no longer there to calm him, in fact, she has become a reason for his irritation. Acting out of his emotions, he kills Jalal. This is where it gets interesting. He doesn't feel remorse, he doesn't feel like he has done something abnormal, and does something even more cruel but oddly human. To see if his wife truly cares about their marriage, he tries to seduce her as Jalal, and when she gets offended and instead of getting mad at "Jalal" she just instantly realizes it's Mohsen, it all falls into place. The fact that he now knows that his wife would only expect him to behave this way breaks him. It's a complex feeling of his jealousy (inspired by love for Farzaneh) and pride (inspired by love for himself). He realizes he is wrong about Farzaneh, but also right in a way. She wouldn't cheat on him, but she doesn't respect nor like him, which in a way means she doesn't see him as her husband anymore. With this notion steaming in his head, and by Farzaneh's demand to see Jalal, he goes back to the stadium. When he sees Farzaneh mourning Jalal, I like to think that he instead of feeling guilt is actually imagining if Farzaneh would mourn him like so if the roles were changed. The result? He imagines that she wouldn't, and in selfishness and jealousy, he decides that if Farzaneh is not his wife anymore, she shouldn't even be alive. Something subtle but equally important would be whether in the final moments when Farzaneh looks back at him whether she is shocked or simply afraid (expecting it in a way). Mohsen isn't a parent. He isn't a husband. He isn't someone who takes responsibility, nor care about how others feel. He is the opposite of Jalal. He is his universe, and his spawn now needs a new nanny. By this point he has fully lost his humanity. As yet another act of cruelty, he goes to Bita and tries to recruit her as the soon-to-be mom. This is a beautiful scene because it perfectly portrays the core characteristics of both negatives. One is his own universe, whilst the other feels she doesn't deserve to be in one. The result? They oddly make a parasitic relationship. He gets to shy away from his duties whilst another person raises his son, and she gets...purpose. I think Bita's fate was also tragic. She wasn't a negative in a sense, but just someone who needed help. I see her as a moth to a flame. She is drawn to the light, the light is her fate, and nothing else matters. A servant, and a king. The last victim of the story? The young boy who has no parent anymore. No matter how misguidedly selfless Bita is, she lacks love in her heart. How can you love something or someone if you don't feel it. All in all, it's a story of balance, and purpose.
So, from what I understand, there were two negative and two positive versions of the couple. Jalal, who was supportive, modest, and calm, Farzaneh who was kind, caring, and joyful, Mohsen who was bitter, proud, violent, and jealous, and Bita who was simply depressed.
The reason the two couples existed in the first place is because each positive kept the negative in balance, creating an equilibrium of feeling ok but unsatisfied. When the two pairs meet each other, the balance falls apart. Why? Jalal is spending more time with Farzaneh, which leaves Bita alone with her thoughts and that leads to her increasing sadness and self-hate. On the other hand, with Farzaneh not being Mohsen's servant during every waking moment, he feels alone in his own way and expresses it through jealousy and tendency to violence.
As the two spend more time, this balance starts to weaken. Mohsen I feel is inspired by how animals behave, "this is my mate, this is my cub, I own them, get close and I will kill you". When he sees Jalal winning his son (his only strand to humanity, and the only times he expresses an iota of kindness) he grows violent. Farzaneh is no longer there to calm him, in fact, she has become a reason for his irritation. Acting out of his emotions, he kills Jalal. This is where it gets interesting. He doesn't feel remorse, he doesn't feel like he has done something abnormal, and does something even more cruel but oddly human. To see if his wife truly cares about their marriage, he tries to seduce her as Jalal, and when she gets offended and instead of getting mad at "Jalal" she just instantly realizes it's Mohsen, it all falls into place. The fact that he now knows that his wife would only expect him to behave this way breaks him. It's a complex feeling of his jealousy (inspired by love for Farzaneh) and pride (inspired by love for himself). He realizes he is wrong about Farzaneh, but also right in a way. She wouldn't cheat on him, but she doesn't respect nor like him, which in a way means she doesn't see him as her husband anymore.
With this notion steaming in his head, and by Farzaneh's demand to see Jalal, he goes back to the stadium. When he sees Farzaneh mourning Jalal, I like to think that he instead of feeling guilt is actually imagining if Farzaneh would mourn him like so if the roles were changed. The result? He imagines that she wouldn't, and in selfishness and jealousy, he decides that if Farzaneh is not his wife anymore, she shouldn't even be alive. Something subtle but equally important would be whether in the final moments when Farzaneh looks back at him whether she is shocked or simply afraid (expecting it in a way).
Mohsen isn't a parent. He isn't a husband. He isn't someone who takes responsibility, nor care about how others feel. He is the opposite of Jalal. He is his universe, and his spawn now needs a new nanny. By this point he has fully lost his humanity. As yet another act of cruelty, he goes to Bita and tries to recruit her as the soon-to-be mom. This is a beautiful scene because it perfectly portrays the core characteristics of both negatives. One is his own universe, whilst the other feels she doesn't deserve to be in one. The result? They oddly make a parasitic relationship. He gets to shy away from his duties whilst another person raises his son, and she gets...purpose. I think Bita's fate was also tragic. She wasn't a negative in a sense, but just someone who needed help. I see her as a moth to a flame. She is drawn to the light, the light is her fate, and nothing else matters. A servant, and a king.
The last victim of the story? The young boy who has no parent anymore. No matter how misguidedly selfless Bita is, she lacks love in her heart. How can you love something or someone if you don't feel it.
All in all, it's a story of balance, and purpose.
I really liked your analysis, so smart
Just saw this movie in bengaluru, karnataka, India on 14th bengaluru international film festival and loved it😊
Brilliant. It swept me along with its clever interwoven narrative.
Watched this movie last night in Toronto. Pros, I was glued to the theatre screen the whole time, not a boring moment in this movie, and great acting from Taraneh Alidoosti and Navid Mohammadzadeh who are the two main characters. Cons, I'm still trying to find the rationale in how it ended. I wonder if the ending was written and changed at some point during filming, it left me without answering some questions. It is an entertaining movie over all though.
So, from what I understand, there were two negative and two positive versions of the couple. Jalal, who was supportive, modest, and calm, Farzaneh who was kind, caring, and joyful, Mohsen who was bitter, proud, violent, and jealous, and Bita who was simply depressed.
The reason the two couples existed in the first place is because each positive kept the negative in balance, creating an equilibrium of feeling ok but unsatisfied. When the two pairs meet each other, the balance falls apart. Why? Jalal is spending more time with Farzaneh, which leaves Bita alone with her thoughts and that leads to her increasing sadness and self-hate. On the other hand, with Farzaneh not being Mohsen's servant during every waking moment, he feels alone in his own way and expresses it through jealousy and tendency to violence.
As the two spend more time, this balance starts to weaken. Mohsen I feel is inspired by how animals behave, "this is my mate, this is my cub, I own them, get close and I will kill you". When he sees Jalal winning his son (his only strand to humanity, and the only times he expresses an iota of kindness) he grows violent. Farzaneh is no longer there to calm him, in fact, she has become a reason for his irritation. Acting out of his emotions, he kills Jalal. This is where it gets interesting. He doesn't feel remorse, he doesn't feel like he has done something abnormal, and does something even more cruel but oddly human. To see if his wife truly cares about their marriage, he tries to seduce her as Jalal, and when she gets offended and instead of getting mad at "Jalal" she just instantly realizes it's Mohsen, it all falls into place. The fact that he now knows that his wife would only expect him to behave this way breaks him. It's a complex feeling of his jealousy (inspired by love for Farzaneh) and pride (inspired by love for himself). He realizes he is wrong about Farzaneh, but also right in a way. She wouldn't cheat on him, but she doesn't respect nor like him, which in a way means she doesn't see him as her husband anymore.
With this notion steaming in his head, and by Farzaneh's demand to see Jalal, he goes back to the stadium. When he sees Farzaneh mourning Jalal, I like to think that he instead of feeling guilt is actually imagining if Farzaneh would mourn him like so if the roles were changed. The result? He imagines that she wouldn't, and in selfishness and jealousy, he decides that if Farzaneh is not his wife anymore, she shouldn't even be alive. Something subtle but equally important would be whether in the final moments when Farzaneh looks back at him whether she is shocked or simply afraid (expecting it in a way).
Mohsen isn't a parent. He isn't a husband. He isn't someone who takes responsibility, nor care about how others feel. He is the opposite of Jalal. He is his universe, and his spawn now needs a new nanny. By this point he has fully lost his humanity. As yet another act of cruelty, he goes to Bita and tries to recruit her as the soon-to-be mom. This is a beautiful scene because it perfectly portrays the core characteristics of both negatives. One is his own universe, whilst the other feels she doesn't deserve to be in one. The result? They oddly make a parasitic relationship. He gets to shy away from his duties whilst another person raises his son, and she gets...purpose. I think Bita's fate was also tragic. She wasn't a negative in a sense, but just someone who needed help. I see her as a moth to a flame. She is drawn to the light, the light is her fate, and nothing else matters. A servant, and a king.
The last victim of the story? The young boy who has no parent anymore. No matter how misguidedly selfless Bita is, she lacks love in her heart. How can you love something or someone if you don't feel it.
All in all, it's a story of balance, and purpose.
A hard core fan of iranian movies - sincerely from india
Hope this movie goes big
Where can i watch this Film?
same question
where we can whatc it ?
Where can I watch this movie
different site show it
I can't wait to see this
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Is this movie in Arabic?
no Persian film from iranian filmmaker
any torrent?
So this is the shit thats been interupting my spotify
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ruscists go home and take your drones with you.
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