Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Original title: Nassereddin Shah, actor-e cinema
1992 · 1 h 32 min
Mohsen MakhmalbafCast
Ezzatolah Entezami 
Mehdi Hashemi 
Mohamad Ali Keshavarz 
Akbar Abdi 
Dariush Arjmand 
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Plot
The film follows a charming Qajar-era Iranian king who loves cinema, and a series of film history episodes unfold in a fable.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Nassereddin Shah, Actor of Cinema, is a comic homage to the cinema, funny, playful and affectionate.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1992: Special Jury Prize
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,342 votes)
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