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This article is about the film. For the Shah, see Nasser al-Din Shah.
Once Upon a Time, Cinema 
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf Produced by Mohammad Mehdi Dadgo Written by Mohsen Makhmalbaf Starring Ezzatolah Entezami
Mehdi HashemiEditing by Mohsen Makhmalbaf Distributed by Facets Multimedia Distribution Running time 90 minutes Country Iran Language Persian Once Upon a Time, Cinema (Persian: Nasseroddin Shah Actor-e Cinema) is a 1992 Iranian comedy film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
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Plot
Set in the Qajar era, the film follows the character known as the cinematographer (Mehdi Hashemi) as he shows films to the Shah (Ezzatolah Entezami). The film shows clips from older Iranian films from the silent age onwards. The Shah falls in love with an old film character, Golnaar (Fatemeh Motamed-Aria). After she leaves the movie, she appears in and enters the "real" world.
Accolades
Naser-ed-din Shah won two Special Jury Prizes from the Istanbul International Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
References
- "Once Upon a Time, Cinema". Makhmalbaf Film house. http://www.makhmalbaf.com/movies.php?m=1. Retrieved April 28, 2006.
External links
Boycott · The Street Vendor · The Bicyclist · The Peddler · The Marriage of the Blessed · Time of Love · The Nights of Zayande-rood · Once Upon a Time, Cinema · Actor · Hello Cinema · Gabbeh · A Moment of Innocence · The Silence · Tales of Kish · Test of Democracy · Kandahar · The Afghan Alphabet · Monday Market · Colder Than Fire · Sex & Philosophy · Chair · Poet of Wastes · Scream of the Ants · The Man Who Came with the SnowCategories:- Iranian films
- Persian-language films
- 1992 films
- 1990s comedy films
- Films directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- 1990s comedy film stubs
- Iranian film stubs
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