I had had many questions on what a Kyivite Vadim Perelman has been doing after he had out of a blue shot a magnificent House of Sand of Fog - until I read his column in Ukraine's Forbes. He openly shuns those movies he has done interregnum. With this movie the great director is back. Gripping narrative, masterful cutting, edgy mastercraft of both protagonists and of supporting staff. You may forgive certain inconsistencies for the sake of unrolling immersing story. Perelman's success seems to rest upon outstanding books and scripts on which his movies are based. So let us wish him next time pick up the lucky book in the airport when he flies from LAX to Kyiv Boryspil.
Review of Persian Lessons
