‘Parallel Tales’ Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Dire Kieślowski Adaptation Turns ‘A Short Film About Love’ Into a Long Film About Nothing
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- Parallel Tales is a new film directed by Asghar Farhadi that adapts Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 1988 short ‘A Short Film About Love’
- Isabelle Huppert plays Sylvie, a reclusive novelist who watches her neighbor Anna through a telescope
- Vincent Cassel portrays Pierre, the older boss rumored to be having an affair with Anna
- Parallel Tales uses a blue tint to visually separate imagined scenes from reality
- Farhadi is described by the reviewer as delivering a ‘cramped and tedious’ adaptation that turns the original’s exploration of voyeurism into a meandering daydream
Why it matters: The scathing review threatens Farhadi’s reputation and dampens ticket sales for 'Parallel Tales', disappointing the film’s producers and the starring actors who bank on critical acclaim.
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