The Circle

Film Review: Jafar Panahi’s “Closed Curtain” — Another Valiant Film From Iran

August 15, 2014
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Under relaxed house arrest, Iranian director Jafar Panahi bravely concedes that, at times during his incarceration, he’s worn down, tempted to end it all.

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Theater Review: Somerset Maugham’s “The Circle” — Drawing-room Comedy Presented with Aplomb

August 7, 2014
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Gus Kaikkonen has shown himself particularly adept at directing period pieces in such a way that they don’t bog down in their period, but convey the life of their own time into our own.

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