![]() ![]() Their navigation system is messed up for no apparent reason, and there are a few other dreamlike tells that indicate something is amiss. On the way home, they fight in the car-mainly over whether Babak should be behind the wheel-and get lost near downtown. While it's a pleasant evening for the most part, it's clear that there's tension in the marriage, mainly over Babak's drinking. The story begins with a married couple, Babak Naderi ( Shahab Hosseini of “ A Separation” and “ The Salesman”) and his wife Neda (Niousha Jafarian of “Here and Now”) and their infant daughter hanging out at another couple's Los Angeles home. ![]() ![]() You just have to understand your material and your craft, and make sure everyone involved in the production is on the same page, which was obviously the case here. But what's ultimately most impressive about "The Night" is how it manages to feel big despite being a small film, filling up the screen with atmosphere, performance, tension, and a sense of style even though it was shot quickly and cheaply in available locations. Like " The Babadook," " Reservoir Dogs," " Blood Simple," "She's Gotta Have It" and other memorable debuts that amounted to a promise of future films worth seeing, this movie offers additional proof that you don't need a lot of money to make a good movie. Shot on location in Los Angeles, by a crew in which every department head was Iranian American steeped in the specific culture of West Coasters of Persian descent and featuring probably 80% dialogue in Farsi with subtitles, this is the first American-made movie to be invited to screen commercially in Iran. Kourosh Ahari's "The Night," about a couple confronting their relationship demons in a haunted hotel, is a knockout debut-so assured that it stands on its own as a filmmaking achievement apart from its historical significance, which is considerable. ![]()
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