Once Upon a Time, Cinema

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This article is about the movie. 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 Hashemi
Editing by	Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Distributed by	Facets Multimedia Distribution
Running time	90 min.
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
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Once Upon a Time, Cinema (Persian: Nasserddin Shah Actor-e Cinema) is a 1992 Iranian comedic film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

1 Plot summary
2 Awards
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot summary

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.

[edit] Awards

Naser-ed-din Shah won two Special Jury Prizes from the Istanbul International Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

[edit] References

Once Upon a Time, Cinema. Makhmalbaf Film house. Retrieved on April 28, 2006.

[edit] External links

Once Upon a Time, Cinema at the Internet Movie Database

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