Isabelle Huppert in Asghar Farhadi's Confusing Voyeuristic Head Game Asghar Farhadi's The Past is a film that resists easy interpretation, its themes and character motivations shrouded in an unsettling atmosphere of unease.
At the center of this narrative is Isabelle Huppert's performance as Alice, a woman whose observational nature sets her apart from those around her.
On the surface, Alice appears detached, observing family relationships with a level of detachment that borders on voyeurism.