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Asghar Farhadi ((ペルシア語:اصغر فرهادی), (:æsɢæɾ ɛ fæɾhɑdiː); born 7 May 1972) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. For his work as a director, he has received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, among many other awards. He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world by ''Time'' magazine in 2012. ==Life and career== Farhadi was born in Homāyūnshahr (Khomeyni Shahr), Province of Isfahan. He is a graduate of theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from University of Tehran and Tarbiat Modares University, respectively. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in the Isfahan branch of the Iranian Young Cinema Society, before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for IRIB. He also directed such TV series as ''A Tale of a City'' and co-wrote the screenplay for Ebrahim Hatamikia’s ''Low Heights''. ''Dancing in the Dust'' was his feature film debut,〔http://www.neshane.com/product-dancing%20in%20the%20dust.htm〕 which he followed with ''A Beautiful City.'' His third film, ''Fireworks Wednesday'', won the Gold Hugo at the 2006 Chicago International Film Festival. His fourth film, ''About Elly'', won him the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 59th International Berlin Film Festival and also Best Picture at the Tribeca Film Festival. The latter film is about a group of Iranians who take a trip to the Caspian Sea that turns tragic. Film theorist and critic David Bordwell has called ''About Elly'' a masterpiece.〔http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2009/03/30/a-masterpiece-and-others-not-to-be-neglected/〕 His film ''A Separation'' premiered on 9 February 2011 at the 29th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran and received critical acclaim from the Iran Society of Film Critics. It won Farhadi four awards including Best Director (for the third time after ''Fireworks Wednesday'' and ''About Elly''). On 15 February 2011, it also played in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, which earned him a Golden Bear for best film, becoming the first Iranian film to win that award. In June 2011, ''A Separation'' won the Sydney Film Prize in competition with Cannes Festival's winner ''The Tree of Life'', directed by Terrence Malick. On 19 December 2011, Farhadi was announced as being on the jury for the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, held in February 2012. On 15 January 2012, ''A Separation'' won the Golden Globe for the Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also the official Iranian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2012 Academy Awards, where apart from getting nominated in this category, it also received a nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category. On 26 February 2012, ''A Separation'' became the first Iranian movie to have received an Oscar for the best foreign language film at the 84th edition of the Academy Awards. This marked Farhadi as the first Iranian to have won an Academy Award in any of the competitive categories. He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals. His 2013 film ''The Past'', starring Bérénice Bejo and Tahar Rahim, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Bejo won the Best Actress Award at Cannes for her performance in the film. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asghar Farhadi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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