Today (2014 film)

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Today
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Directed by Reza Mirkarimi
Written byReza Mirkarimi
Shadmehr Rastin
Produced byReza Mirkarimi
Starring Parviz 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]

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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]

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References

  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.