Cannes: ‘Parallel Tales,’ Iranian Master Asghar Farhadi’s Competition Film, Premieres to Polite Ovation

Cannes: ‘Parallel Tales,’ Iranian Master Asghar Farhadi’s Competition Film, Premieres to Polite Ovation

Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian master whose films have twice won the best international feature Oscar (2011’s A Separation and 2016’s The Salesman) and twice won prizes at the Cannes Film Festival (The Salesman and 2021’s A Hero), premiered his latest work, Parallel Tales, at Cannes’ Grand Théâtre Lumière on Thursday night. The French-language drama, which…

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French Stars Unite for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’

French Stars Unite for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’

Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman) has cast a who’s who of French stars for his next feature, Parallel Tales. Gallic A-listers Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Virginie Efira (Benedetta), Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) and Pierre Niney (The Count of Monte-Cristo) are set to headline the French-language feature, alongside Adam Bessa, an up-and-comer…

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