Underplayed Gems

Halo

Halo poster
Directed by
Hossein Amirfazli
Country
Iran
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

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

A simple young man leaves his small town for Tehran seeking success. In the city he falls for its attractions and ends up returning home empty-handed.

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What happens

هالو فیلمی به کارگردانی و نویسندگی حسین امیرفضلی محصول سال ۱۳۳۸ است. جوانی ساده، از شهرستان راهی تهران می‌شود تا مدارج ترقی را در آنجا طی کند، اما در تهران اسیر جاذبه‌های شهری شده و سرانجام دستِ‌خالی به شهرش بازمی‌گردد. این فیلم بر اساس نمایشی به نام «بچه‌های سه‌قلو» که در سال ۱۳۳۳ در یکی از تئاترهای لاله‌زار تهران اجرا می‌شد، ساخته شده‌است.گفتگو با حسین امیرفضلی؛ ماهنامه سینمایی «فیلم»، شماره ۸۷، سال هشتم، اسفند ۱۳۶۸ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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