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Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi premiered his latest tightly wound family drama at Cannes on Friday, confirming critics' advance buzz it would prove a contender for the film festival's top prize.

Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi, who made his name in the industry with the incredible A Seperation , is potentially sitting on the Palme d'Or after his Paris-set tale ' The Past ' drew boisterous applause and strong reviews following its screening at the Cannes Film Festival this week.

Thanks to the critical and comparative commercial success of A Separation and, a touch belatedly, its predecessor About Elly , expectations were understandably high for Asghar Farhadi 's Cannes competition entry, The Past .

When Ahmad clears customs at de Gaulle Airport, his estranged wife Marie speaks to him urgently on the other side of a glass partition.

Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday - one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart.

Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has granted a screening license to " The Past ", Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's first movie that was shot outside of his homeland.

When Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's A Separation won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, it was a breakthrough of sorts for his country's long-fertile national cinema.

The international jury makes a headstart here, led by a director of the stature of Steven Spielberg.

Not everyone is a fan of "The Great Gatsby"'s hip-hop flavored soundtrack, but director Baz Luhrmann says using modern music was essential to capturing the spirit of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel.

Cannes Film Festival opens today with Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, and for the next 12 days the Mediterranean resort town on the French Riviera plays host to the 66th edition of the world's most respected, most influential and most circus-like cine-jamboree. Stars, filmmakers, industry bigwigs and journalists congregate for the annual ... (more)

By Donald Clarke Cast a quick glance about Cannes tonight and you could be forgiven for deducing that Hollywood bosses the world's greatest film festival.

The Cannes Film Festival kicks off in France this week, bringing joy to cinema buffs eager to hear about the latest personal projects from their favorite auteurs.

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A showcase of early films by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi show the beginnings of a career that has brought him to international acclaim, writes Peter Calder Film-goers who were introduced to the work of Iranian maestro Asghar Farhadi, as I was, with his exquisite Oscar-winning domestic drama A Separation get the chance over the next fortnight to ... (more)

"I don't want them to be together." Memento Films International has recently debuted an English subtitled trailer for a highly anticipated film premiering at the Cannes Film Festival.

From Michael Douglas in sequins to Carey Mulligan as Gatsby's girl, these are the stars who'll be making waves this year He may not have won the Oscar for Lincoln but being named president of this year's Competition jury is a classy consolation prize.