Ferdowsi (1934)

Original title

Firdausi

Directed by

Abdolhossein Sepanta

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Iran

Runtime

2h

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This 1934 biographical film tells the story of Ferdowsi, the Iranian poet who wrote the epic Shahnameh. It follows events from his life and his work composing the book of poems.

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What happens

Ferdowsi (Ferdausi) (Persian title: Ferdosi- Persian: فردوسی) is a 1934 Iranian biography drama film directed by Abdolhossein Sepanta and starring Nosratollah Mohtasham, Abdolhossein Sepanta and Sohrab Pouri. The movie is about the famous Iranian poet Ferdowsi, author of the Shahnameh book of epic poems. The film was restored in 2023 by the Film Archive of Iran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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