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Parallel Tales

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Stephen Dalton The Times (UK) 5d
3/5
Parallel Tales begins as an ambitious, metatextual, multicharacter ensemble drama, with various key cast members playing dual roles. But it rambles on too long, losing much of its early charm and focus in a ponderous, undercooked second half. Go to Full Review Anna Smith Time Out 6d
3/5
It’s tempting to suggest that co-writers (and brothers) Asghar and Saeed Farhadi do not have a handle on the realities of being a woman... And yet, there is something watchable about this melodrama. Go to Full Review Alison Willmore New York Magazine/Vulture 6d
Parallel Tales doesn’t understand that Adam is frightening or it just doesn’t see him as such, and either one is an enormous problem for a film with plenty of others to reckon with. Go to Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Region Free 5d
2/5
Great acting in the service of a nothing story, just as Farhadi's steady directing and beautiful blocking do nothing to hide the fact that there's nothing to bite into. Go to Full Review Savina Petkova Hammer to Nail May 18
Zbigniew Preisner's [score] is not enough to transform the most prosaic shots and predictable narrative turns into the sophisticated film it claims to be. Go to Full Review Luke Hicks The Film Stage May 16
The drudge of narrative confusion is ambitious––at times tedious, other times teeming with a peculiar mystery that sucks you in––but the score and uninspired editing leave much to be desired. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Asghar Farhadi

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Sylvie

Virginie Efira

Nita

Pierre Niney

Christophe

Vincent Cassel

Pierre

Adam Bessa

Adam
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Parallel Tales

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Movie Info

Director
Asghar Farhadi
Producer
Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Yousra Filali
Screenwriter
Asghar Farhadi
Production Co
La Compagnie Cinématographique, Lucky Red, Panache Productions, Anonymous Content, Memento Films Production
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
2h 19m