The Salesman

  • Interviews

Getting With the Program: Quad Cinema Is the Latest Addition to a Growing Wave of NYC Indie Arthouse Exhibition

"The economics of an arthouse cinema are not kind, I'll admit," says C. Mason Wells, Director of Programming at Quad…

7 years ago
  • Acting

Upstaged by Injustice: The Salesman Is About More Than Its Titular Character, Says Actor Shahab Hosseini

Asghar Farhadi’s newest film The Salesman recently won prizes at Cannes for both Farhadi’s screenplay and for Shahab Hosseini’s lead performance. The…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Austin Film Festival and Writer’s Conference for Virgins: Get the Most Out of Your Experience

The four-day Writer's Conference at the Austin Film Festival, held every October since 1993, is for many the social, networking,…

7 years ago
  • Directing

“You Are a Person Seated in Court:” Asghar Farhadi Says Those Watching The Salesman Are More Than Spectators

A door opens, a crime is committed, honor is transgressed, and the conflicts in a literary classic intertwine with a…

7 years ago