Underplayed Gems

First Graders (1984)

First Graders poster
Original title
اولی‌ها...
Directed by
Abbas Kiarostami
Genre
documentary film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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 hidden camera records a group of first graders throughout a school day. The film watches the children as they learn, fool around, and deal with small problems.

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What happens

First Graders (Persian: ...اولی‌ها, Avvalihā...) is a 1984 Iranian documentary feature film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, in which a hidden camera follows a group of first graders during a day at school. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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