Once Upon a Time, Cinema(ناصرالدین شاه، آکتور سینما)
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Iran · 1992
1h 32m
Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Starring Ezzatolah Entezami, Mehdi Hashemi, Mohammadali Keshavarz, Akbar Abdi
Genre Fantasy, History, Comedy
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This film was made in Iran. The protagonist looks almost like Charlie Chaplain. He is given a chance to make films for the emperor. There are many scenes of people running on and off of movie screens, and in and out of old kinetiscope projectors. Some people might find this erratic, and tedious, but it helps project an idea of fantasy, or forgetting about ones problems, becoming engrossed in a film.
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