Everybody Knows

8/6/2019

**_Aesthetically flawless and brilliantly acted, but too melodramatic and generic for me_** >_I think there are several layers. There is the first layer of the film that is a thriller - though not necessarily in the meaning of a detective story or a film trying to surprise and confuse the viewer - but this aspect is just a pretext to plunge into the path of my characters. That's where the interest lies, in the path and the secret and the mystery of the characters. So there is this first layer, this general aspect, but if someone is really searching for a thriller, they would not find it her__e. And it was not my intention to make a thriller for the sake of making one._ - Asghar Farhadi; "Director Asghar Farhadi Interview: _Everybody Knows_" (Justin Quinzon); _ScreenRant_ (February 15