Asghar Farhadi made a grand return to Cannes Film Festival on Thursday night with the debut of “Parallel Tales,” his French-language drama starring Isabelle Huppert, earning a 5.5-minute standing ovation. The acclaimed Iranian auteur blew kisses to the crowd as the audience applauded for the 2-hour and 20-minute drama, which follows several nosy neighbors whose […]

The great Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is back in Cannes competition for the fifth time with his first film in five years and arguably one that ranks with his very best. That is a high bar since two of his movies, 2011’s A Separation and 2016’s The Salesman. both went on to win the Best […]