‘A Hero’: Asghar Farhadi and DP Ali Ghazi on Memory Cues
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans EditorA moral dilemma faces Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s protagonist in his latest film “A Hero.” Rahim, played by Amir Jadidi is on a two-day leave from debtors’ prison when his girlfriend Farkhondeh (Sahir Goldoust) finds a handbag filled with gold coins.
Faced with a choice, the two opt to use it to pay off some of Rahim’s debt. In the end, they return the money to its owner.Farhadi says the subject of charting how a person can ascend very fast and descend just as fast was fascinating to him.
Cinematographer Ali Ghazi was present during the film’s rehearsals. In telling Farhadi’s story visually, the key was to not create a veil between the image and the audience.Farhadi notes, “We didn’t want the camera to inform any judgment on the audience’s thoughts whether it was framing or lighting.
We wanted to invite the audience to judge the characters, not let the camera drive that emotion. The camera can make us have sympathy for one character or less sympathy for another.
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