I always feel that a viewer has an expectation about every moment of the film and where it's going, so if I act against that, I've created a twist. In fact it becomes a kind of game with the expectations of the viewer. This is the superficial appearance. In the layer beneath there is a hidden theme. The result of each twist is that the judgment of the audience member is challenged.
Asghar FarhadiI would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions.
Asghar FarhadiPoetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.
Asghar FarhadiI gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal.
Asghar Farhadi