Although the title might suggest a quaint, cross-cultural excursion along the lines of “Italian for Beginners” or “Learning to Drive,” Vadim Perelman’s “Persian Lessons” turns out to be reaching for ...

In “Schindler’s List,” most of the actors spoke English, using accents to indicate their characters’ origins. In “Son of Saul,” the cast struggles to communicate in a mish-mosh of languages, as Jews ...

In the framing of the folk tale anthology “One Thousand and One Nights,” Scheherazade prolongs her life day by day with the stories she tells her murderous husband. Something similar, and similarly ...

Vadim Perelman's WWII drama is a fable about whether it's ever truly possible to make a deal with the devil and walk away unscathed. When Gilles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) is arrested by Nazis and put ...

"You just make sure the murderers eat well." Cohen Media Group has revealed another official US trailer for the German WWII drama Persian Lessons, made by Ukrainian filmmaker Vadim Perelman. This ...

A Jewish Frenchman posing as a Persian eludes death by teaching a fictional form of the Persian language to a Nazi commandant in this improbable Holocaust drama. By Beatrice Loayza When you purchase a ...

With ticket sales slumping after Chinese New Year, Beijing's regulators have begun granting last-minute permission for imported movies to open in March. 'Persian Lessons' will test China's market for ...

Director Vadim Perelman treads a fine line between history and invention in this Holocaust survival tale, whose power comes from its two lead performances. In “Schindler’s List,” most of the actors ...

Director Vadim Perelman treads a fine line between history and invention in this Holocaust survival tale, whose power comes from its two lead performances. In “Schindler’s List,” most of the actors ...

The Holocaust drama 'Persian Lessons,' from Vadim Perelman ('House of Sand and Fog'), stars Nahuel Perez Biscayart ('BPM') and Lars Eidinger ('Personal Shopper'). By Boyd van Hoeij A Jewish prisoner ...