{"id":3998,"date":"2017-04-26T16:08:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2017-04-26T16:09:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T14:09:54","slug":"sa-audiences-treated-to-oscars-best-foreign-language-film-the-salesman-at-nouveau-cinemas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/04\/26\/sa-audiences-treated-to-oscars-best-foreign-language-film-the-salesman-at-nouveau-cinemas\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Audiences Treated To Oscar’s Best Foreign Language Film “The Salesman” At Nouveau Cinemas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Local art-house movie fans have the chance to watch another one of this year\u2019s Oscar winning films, with the release of The Salesman at Nouveau cinemas from Friday 05 May.<\/p>\n

Directed by Asghar Farhadi, The Salesman won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at this year\u2019s Oscars, in addition to awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actor at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. This is the second Academy Award win for Farhadi, who won it previously for A Separation in 2012.<\/p>\n

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This characteristically taut drama explores how unexpected cracks can form in the foundations of a seemingly happy marriage.<\/p>\n

In The Salesman, the future looks promising for amateur actors Emad (Shahab Hosseini), a teacher, and his wife Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), as they prepare for opening night on their production of Arthur Miller\u2019s Death of a Salesman. However, when dangerous work on a neighbouring building forces the couple to leave their home and move into a new apartment, a case of mistaken identity sees a shocking and violent incident throw their lives into turmoil.<\/p>\n

What follows is a series of wrong turns that creates a simmering tension between husband and wife that threatens to destroy their relationship irreparably.<\/p>\n

Farhadi\u2019s study on the potent power of pride, guilt and shame treads the line between arresting drama and revenge thriller with masterful ease.<\/p>\n

Rolling Stone calls the film \u201cGripping\u201d and The Village Voice says it is \u201cAn expertly made suspenseful film\u201d. \u201cGrade A magnificent\u201d said Entertainment Weekly. Indiewire called it \u201cthe most important film of the year\u201d and \u201ca mesmerising achievement, Grade A+\u201d.<\/p>\n

The film has garnered 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and a host of four star reviews around the globe including amongst others: Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and Seattle Times, with A.O. Scott of The New York Times calling it \u201cA life altering work\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring this stellar film to South African cinemas to give audiences a glimpse of Asghar Farhadi\u2019s brilliance as attested to by the film\u2019s Academy Award win this year,\u201d said Ryan Haidarian of Forefront Media Group, the film\u2019s local distributor.<\/p>\n