Hello Cinema (1995)
- Original title
- سلام سینما
- Directed by
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 44 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.
How it feels
The film shows a massive crowd of people showing up for an acting audition after a newspaper ad. It follows many of them as they are interviewed and explain why they want to be in movies.
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What happens
Hello Cinema (Persian: سلام سینما, romanized: Salaam Cinema) is a 1995 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. It was made for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of cinema. The year 1895 is considered the debut of the motion picture as an entertainment medium. The year 1895 was the year of the first film screenings by Auguste and Louis Lumière. Made in a fashion to resemble a documentary, the film starts with the music of the "Dance of Spring" by Shahrdad Rohani, showing a huge crowd of people gathering outside a studio. Makhmalbaf has put an advertisement in the papers, asking for 100 actors, and thousands have shown up. The film goes on to show different people being auditioned and each explaining their reason for wanting to act in a film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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