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Cannes: Sony Classics Wins Stateside Rights To Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Past’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday May 19, 2013 @ 10:32am PDTTags: Asghar Farhadi, Berenice Bejo, Cannes Wrap-Up, Sony Pictures Classics, The Past

Sony Classics Acquires The PastSony Pictures Classics has landed U.S. rights at Cannes to The Past (Le Passe), Iranian helmer Asghar Farhadi’s ambitious drama starring Oscar nominee Berenice Bejo (The Artist), Ali Mosaffa and Tahar Rahim. The film is an early contender for the Palme d’Or, with reaction and reviews very strong after it screened Friday in competition. (Watch the trailer here.) The Memento Films production’s twisting plot involves secrets, lies, deceit, divorce, affairs, comas, pregnancy and other traumatic situations. Bejo stepped into the lead role after Oscar winner Marion Cotillard had to exit due to a scheduling conflict. Paris-based Memento Films International is handling worldwide sales. Michael Barker and Tom Bernard’s SPC also handled Farhadi’s A Separation, which grossed $19.9M worldwide and won the foreign-language film Oscar last year.

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Hot Cannes Trailer: ‘The Past’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday April 18, 2013 @ 4:25am PDTTags: Asghar Farhadi, Cannes Film Festival, The Past

EXCLUSIVE: Iranian-born director Asghar Farhadi won the Foreign Language Oscar for his 2011 film A Separation. Today, his French-language The Past was announced as part of the official Cannes Competition. The film also deals with the theme of separation: When Ahmad returns to … Read More »

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Bérénice Bejo To Star In ‘A Separation’ Director Asghar Farhadi’s Upcoming Project

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday August 23, 2012 @ 10:53am PDTTags: Asghar Farhadi, Berenice Bejo, Big Deals Film, Marion Cotillard

The Artist star Bérénice Bejo will replace Marion Cotillard in the next film from A Separation director Asghar Farhadi after scheduling conflicts forced a switch, Paris-based producer Memento confirms. Shooting starts in October in and around Paris on the … Read More »

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UTA Signs Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday March 1, 2012 @ 10:26am PSTTags: A Separation, Asghar Farhadi, UTA
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EXCLUSIVE: Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian director who won the Best Foreign Language Academy Award for A Separation, has signed with UTA. The family drama set in Tehran has earned critical and popular support throughout the international film community after its … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: Iran Oscar Entry ‘A Separation’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday December 6, 2011 @ 8:27pm PSTTags: A Separation, Asghar Farhadi, Iran, Sony Pictures Classics

Iran’s official entry to the Oscars for Foreign-Language Film this week took honors as best foreign independent film at the Moet British Independent Film Awards. Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation deals with the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter … Read More »

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