Iranian - Director | January 1, 1972 -
I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about the past 50 years history.
Asghar Farhadi
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I feel it's important to talk about the complex issues affecting us.
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Each person makes their own choice, but my spirit is meant to stay in Iran, especially with the work that I do, and with the emotional connection I have with the country - with all its difficulties, this is why I stay.
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There is no privilege in restriction. In other words, I disagree with people who say restriction makes you more creative. I think that's a misleading slogan. I might have been more creative without them than with them.
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I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions.
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The bigger confrontation is the one an individual has with itself.
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When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues.
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It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.
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I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don't really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.
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When I decide to write a story, I don't think too much about what I want it to be, I just let things come naturally and this is how it turns out. It's just how my subconscious works.
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Unless you're trying to make a movie on the sly, there's no way to get around this. If you want to use public spaces, film on the streets, have the cooperation of the police, you have to have a permit.
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The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran.
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