The Actor (1993)

Original title

هنرپیشه

Directed by

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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

An actor named Akbar struggles with his career and his marriage to Simin. He meets a gypsy girl who changes his perspective on life and acting.

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What happens

The Actor (Persian: هنرپیشه, romanized: Honarpisheh) is a 1993 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film features Akbar Abdi as Akbar, Fatemeh Motamed-Aria as his wife, Simin, and Mahaya Petrosian as the gypsy girl. The film is a combination of fiction and reality, since the leading character has the same name and occupation as the actor who portrays the role, while the details and events are fictional. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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