(Once Upon A Time, Cinema/ ناصرالدین شاه آکتور سینما)
Iran, 1992, Comedy/Drama, 92min [Restored Version]
Writer & Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cast: Ezzatollah Entezami, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Mehdi Hashemi, Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz
Synopsis:
A silent-era cinematographer living in the early 20th Century finds himself mysteriously transported back to a pre-cinema time. Seized by guards and brought to the reigning Shah, the cinematographer introduces cinema to the leader who soon becomes entranced by the medium and enamoured with silent movie actor Golnar (Fatemah Motamed-Arya). Soon, the line between fantasy and reality becomes impossibly blurred.
Festivals & Awards:
– Karlovy vary Film Festival 1992; Best Film
– Karlovy vary Film Festival 1992; Best Director
– Seattle International Film Festival 1994.
– Los Angeles Film Festival 1994
– Locarno International Film Festival 1994
