My first question is about your skill to become a domestic drama in a kind of Greek tragedy. Did you do the same in A separation, The past and now in The Salesman. How did you know that you are in front of your next story? I had do a film in Iran came up, I started collecting all these scattered notes I had been taking over the years. Besides that, I have always wanted to do a film that takes place in the world of theatre. I did theatre when I was younger, and it meant a lot to me. The story was ideally suited for the theatre milieu. So I started developing a scenario about characters putting on a play. Talking about the casting of The Salesman, what is the process of finding the right actor to make a great performance? It varies from film to film. With The Salesman I knew who would be playing the two leads while I was writing the summary. In general terms there is usually one or two parts I know which actors will play them. This helps me a lot in entering the world of the film. On the set I am more comfortable, too, because we know each other's tastes.
In between lines, I can feel a critic point of view about women situation in Iran: the choice of Rana is be quiet and avoid a scandal. Please, tell me your intention in the film in this way. We have this idea of being a bit prudish and the body and family is something that is private. This is something you learn in Iran when you are a child, you have this dichotomy between men and women. Failure to respect this privacy - I am not commenting on it, I am just saying that this exists. In addition to this privacy, there is this problem of collective judgment, the way others view you, which is very important. You are one of the most representative filmmaker of Iran. Do you see your career as a huge responsibility? I do not see it as a pressure but as an opportunity. I recognize that no one film could in any way claim to provide a picture of a whole society, a society of over 70 million that have a variety of beliefs and lives. But each film can provide a picture of a small segment of that society. But even that that is a relative picture from my point of view. But, for as long as it does not limit my abilities as a filmmaker I am going to take advantage of this opportunity to provide a window into my country.
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