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The Past is a 2013 drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie features Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, and Pauline Burlet. It was produced in France and Italy by Memento Production, France 3 Cinéma, BiM Distribuzione, Alvy Distribution, and CN3 Productions. The narrative is set in Paris and explores themes of divorce, depression, suicide, coma, and childhood trauma.
The film has a runtime of 130 minutes and was originally presented in French, Persian, Dari, and English. Music was composed by Evgueni Galperine, with cinematography by Mahmoud Kalari and editing by Juliette Welfling. It received a PG-13 rating and was distributed via video on demand. Critical assessments include a 92% rating, an 8.1 out of 10 score, and an 85 out of 100 Metascore. It was nominated for a César Award for Best Actress.
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7.2After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he attempts to improve matters between mother and daughter Ahmad unwittingly lifts the lid on a long buried secret...
Cast
- Bérénice Bejo as Marie Brisson
- Ali Mosaffa as Ahmad
- Tahar Rahim as Samir
- Pauline Burlet as Lucie
- Elyes Aguis as Fouad
- Jeanne Jestin as Léa
Themes
- depression
- suicide
- coma
- paris, france
- childhood trauma
- laundromat
- family secrets
- dysfunctional family
- divorce
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
51,340 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 13 wins & 42 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Main subject
- divorce
- Director
- Asghar Farhadi
- Cast member
- Hossein Rahmani Manesh
- Cinematographer
- Mahmoud Kalari
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Filming location
- Paris
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 940946
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- sonyclassics.com/thepast
- Image
- Le Passé Cannes 2013.jpg
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- title
- Le Passé
- publication date
- 2014-01-30
- film editor
- Juliette Welfling
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 85/100
- Commons category
- The Past (film)
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