Once Upon a Time, Cinema

(1992)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Fantasy, History, Comedy

Year: 1992

Runtime: 92 мин

Country: Iran

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Cast: عزت‌الله انتظامی, مهدی هاشمی, محمدعلی کشاورز, اکبر عبدی, داریوش ارجمند, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Mahaya Petrossian, پروانه معصومی, Jahangir Forouhar, Morteza Ahmadi

Plot

The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer, who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time from the early twentieth century to the reign of Naser al-Din Shah in 19th century Iran. Captured by the Shah's guards, he shows films from the history of Iranian cinema to the Shah. The Shah is entranced and eagerly shows his family the apparently magical medium.