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Today (2014 film)

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Today
Film poster
Directed byReza Mirkarimi
Written byReza Mirkarimi
Shadmehr Rastin
Produced byReza Mirkarimi
StarringParviz Parastui
Soheila Golestani
CinematographyHooman Behmanesh
Edited byReza Mirkarimi
Music byAmin Honarmand
Distributed byiFILM Production
Release date
  • 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Today is a 2014 Iranian drama film directed by Reza Mirkarimi. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[2][3]

Plot

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Cast

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Reception

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In a review for Variety, Dennis Harvey wrote,"Taking its cue from that no-nonsense protag (and in contrast to the atypically rich palate of Mirkarimi’s previous film, A Cube of Sugar), Today is terse and unadorned in nearly all aspects. That rigor lends slow-burning impact to a story (and in particular an ending) that might easily have been played for mawkish sentimentality. Houman Behmanesh’s crisp lensing is the dominant element in the professionally assembled package; there’s no music at all until a bedside conversation provides some belated emotional release for the two leads, its poignancy aptly underlined by Amin Honarmand’s score."[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Iran Selects "Today" for Foreign Language Category of Oscar". Fars News. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Oscars: Iran Selects 'Today' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (13 January 2015). "Film Review: 'Today'". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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