Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor

Haji Agha, the Cinema actor

Full film
Directed by Ovanes Ohanian
Produced by Ovanes Ohanians
Habibollah Morad
Maghasedzadeh Foroozin
Written by Ovanes Ohanian
Starring Habibollah Morad
Asia Qostanian
Zema Ohanians
Abbas khan Tahbaz
Cinematography Paolo Potomkin
Ebrahim Moradi [1]
Edited by Ovanes Ohanian
Production
company
Pers Film
Release dates
 1933
Running time
 75 minutes
Country Iran
Language Silent

Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor (in Persian: حاجی آقا آکتور سینما; transliterated as Haji Agha Aktor-e Cinema) is a 1933[2] Iranian comedy[3] film directed by Iranian-Armenian director, Ovannes Oganians and one of a few remaining Iranian silent films.[4] This was Ohanina's second film in Iran after the success of Abi and Rabi, his first silent film. The film reflects the clash between tradition and modernity in Iranian society in the early 1930s.[5] While Abi and Rabi did well commercially, Haji Agha Aktor-e Cinema did not succeed at the box office due to its technical shortcomings and the fact that its release coincided with the first Persian talkie, Dokhtar-e Lor.[6]

The film tells the story of a director (played by Ohanians) is searching for a subject for his film, when he receives a suggestion to film Haji Agha, a wealthy conservative man. Haji’s daughter, son-in-law, and servant help the director orchestrate a series of events that enable the director to film Haji in action. When the film is finished and Haji views it, he sees his own image on the screen and, enthralled by it, begins to appreciate the merits of cinema.[7]

Plot

A director (Ovanes Ohanians) looks for a subject for his movie and someone suggests that he secretly film Haji Agha. Haji is very rich and frowns upon cinema. Haji's daughter, son-in-law, and servant help the director with the film. Haji's watch gets lost, and he suspects his servant. Haji and his son-in-law start chasing him. At first, they tail him to the dentist's, and then they meet a fakir who claims he can find the lost watch. He does some strange things. The director photographs Haji all the time. Then Haji watches the film and becomes aware of the true merits of cinema.[8]

Cast

Production

Shooting started in June 1932 and the camera used was a "Pathe" camera which was more than 20 years old.[9]

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