A Separation (2011)
Figures
Form & technique
- The ambiguous final scene
- The film's detached, observational camera style
Tropes
- The film's generic identity
- The social positions of Simin and Razieh
- The characters' constant lying and deception
- Nader's relationship with his father and conflict with Simin
- The contrast between the apartments and neighborhoods of the two families
- The film's international critical acclaim
- The courtroom scenes and legal proceedings
- Subtitles and the transfer of cultural nuance