Underplayed Gems

بابا خالدار (1975)

بابا خالدار poster
Directed by
Masoud Asadollahi
Country
Iran
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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 man named Abdul loves a gypsy girl named Leila. Before his stepfather dies, Abdul learns that his mother was the temporary wife of a wealthy man 25 years ago. He deals with these emotional revelations.

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What happens

بابا خالدار فیلمی به کارگردانی و نویسندگی مسعود اسدالهی محصول سال ۱۳۵۴ است. عبدول (مسعود اسدالهی)، که به دختری کولی به نام لیلا (آرام) علاقه دارد، قبل از مرگ پدرخوانده‌اش، با خبر می‌شود که مادرش (ایرن زازیانس) قبل از ازدواج با او بیست و پنج سال پیش صیغه مرد متمولی بوده‌است… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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