About Elly
film by Farhadi [2009]
Also known as: “Darbāreye Elī”
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discussed in biography
- In Asghar Farhadi
In Darbāreye Elī (2009; About Elly), conflicts and emotional revelations arise when a young teacher disappears while vacationing with a group of friends at a seaside cabin. For the drama, Farhadi won the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival’s Silver Bear award for best director.
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history of film
- In history of film: Iran
…movies included Darbāreye Elī (2009; About Elly), in which a teacher disappears while on a seaside vacation with a group of friends; Jodāi-e Nāder az Simin (2011; A Separation), which tells the story of a middle-class couple at odds with each other whose lives become entangled with those of a…
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