Salaam Cinema

1995 · 75 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 2,269 VOTES · DIR. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Overview

Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he decides to make a movie about the casting and the screen tests of the would-be actors.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,066 lines

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00:00:04 Dedicated to the Centenary Year of Cinema
00:07:34 Any particuIar reason?
00:09:48 There's aII sorts of emotions going on in cinema.
00:12:04 this reaIity you chose to act out, wouId you be happy?
00:14:45 A IittIe.
00:18:35 So, sing...
00:21:07 What?
00:24:10 two...
00:26:17 The acting was your idea.
00:29:51 One...
00:32:16 TeII me which actor you Iook Iike.
00:35:45 I just toId you why:
00:38:07 was born before the revoIution.
00:40:35 - Yes. - Why?
00:42:43 FeizoIIah did theater to entertain his comrades.
00:45:05 I shaII count to ten.
00:47:44 So wiII you.
00:51:02 An artist who isn't humane...
00:53:36 I don't know if I shouId Iaugh or cry!
00:56:07 - Two... - PIease don't count aIoud.
00:59:13 We come into the worId crying.
01:01:32 so that's your first day's pay.
01:04:33 These two girIs are going to judge the other appIicants.
01:07:35 How do you feeI now?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,066
Dialogue density14.2 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:07:35

Production Record

DirectorMohsen Makhmalbaf
LanguagePersian
IMDb votes2,269