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
Cast
- Parviz Parastui as Younes
- Soheila Golestani
- Shabnam Moghaddami
- Roozbeh Hesari
- Ashkan Jenabi
- Hesam Mahmoudi
- Ava Sharifi
Reception
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]
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Iran Selects "Today" for Foreign Language Category of Oscar". Fars News. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Oscars: Iran Selects 'Today' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (13 January 2015). "Film Review: 'Today'". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links
- Today at IMDb
- Toronto International Film Festival official programme note
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