In reaching for the universal, he ends up with the generic.
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The Insult explores tensions in Lebanon before turning into yet another courtroom drama
Ziad Doueiri wrote and directed this tale of an irate Christian clashing with a Palestinian refugee.
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Week in review: The Oscars disaster that was, and wasn’t
The political rhetoric was real; some of the symbolism was perhaps less so.
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Music Box revives an early drama by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi
In Fireworks Wednesday, a Tehran couple careen toward divorce.
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One marriage, under Allah
Superb Iranian drama A Separation looks at a family coming apart