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Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (2000)

Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine poster
Original title
بوی کافور، عطر یاس
Directed by
Bahman Farmanara
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging Iranian filmmaker looks back on his life and career. The movie mixes real events with playful fantasy as he faces his own mortality and creative struggles.

reflectivemelancholicautobiographicalwhimsicalintrospectivebittersweetcontemplativeelegiac

What happens

Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine, or Booye Kafoor, Atre Yas (Persian: بوی کافور، عطر ياس), is an Iranian film written by, directed by and starring Bahman Farmanara, released in 2000. The film is a comedy with fantasy sequences about a filmmaker similar to himself. It was Farmanara's first contribution to Iranian cinema in two decades. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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