The winner for Best Foreign Film at this year’s Academy Awards will be screened on campus Tuesday in coordination with multidisciplinary programs across the University.
“A Separation,” out of Iran, will be screened at 4 p.m. in Lockett Hall, room 10. The event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program, the Iranian Student Association at LSU, the English Department and Film and Media Studies.
The film touches on social aspects of daily Iranian life among different types of families. It garnered not only an Oscar win and nomination for Best Screenplay but also Golden Globe and Independent Spirit awards.
The film was a hit with critics and moviegoers alike, with a 99-percent “fresh” rating from critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.6 user rating on Internet Movie Database.
“A Separation” may be a film many University students can relate to or learn from, said Masoud Safari Zanjani, petroleum engineering graduate student.
“It’s educational and relevant to international students,” Zanjani said.
He said the film could also appeal to Iranian and other international students because it depicts much about Iranian culture.
“It’s about the middle class, daily life and family life in Iran,” Zanjani said.
The film could be helpful to students in the United States, he said. Students who want a good glimpse of Iranian life would benefit from seeing the movie.
The Department of English will launch an online discussion on its department blog so students can give opinions and hear other perspectives on the movie once they have seen it.
 
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