The Salesman (2016 film) make a film until he decided his protagonists should be stage actors. Part of this decision owed to Farhadi's own background in the theatre, and his desire to re-immerse himself in that atmosphere. He also felt actors had to think of themselves as other people and create empathy, and his male protagonist would be forced to feel empathy for another man. Looking for a play within the film, Farhadi researched the work of Jean-Paul Sartre and Henrik Ibsen before finding Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", which he described as "a gift for me". In Miller's play and his script,
Death of a Salesman (1966 U.S. film) Direction Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Electronic Cameramen Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Lighting Directors Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Technical Directors Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Video Tape Editing Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama Personal Award Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording Death of a Salesman (1966 U.S. film) Death of a Salesman is a 1966 American made-for-television film adaptation of the play of the