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 Kaafar (1972) Starting: Saeed Rad, Sarkoob, Pooneh, Hassan Khayatbashi, Arasteh, Farokh Sajedi... Director: Freydoon Goleh Music: Hossein Vaseghi Locations: Jolfa, Isfahan. Production: 40 sotoon films. Song: Googoosh Story: Out of prison, Mehdi Kaafar (Saeed Raad), a thief, reshapes his gang and confronts the gang of his ex-chief Hassan Talaa (Sarkoob). Finding a diary of a young girl in one of their robberies, a young member of his gang reads it loudly in their nightly gatherings. She had written about her sorrows, disappointments and dreams in her life. He starts to take care of her by punishing her old greedy husband and forcing her ideal man to date her. Having contact only with the teenaged kid of his gang, the young girl likes to get to know her anonymous protector personally. After rejecting it few times, a date is made by a go between... This is an unusual film. For me it is a tribute to Sam Pekinpah, the master of Western movies in the 1970's. Made in narrow allies of Jolfa, the Armenian part of Isfahan, this movie has no identity, no logical foundation, no familiar characters we had seen before, no reasonable story .. and last but not least no screenplay! And this by a man who was known for his commercial screenplay writings! The music was by Hossein Vaseghi, known for his cheap commercial songs in Filmfarsi movies, a man who didn't know how to read musical notes and used to play his melodies by mouth, and letting his orchestra play it later! And there a wonderful rare track by Googoosh. Characters seem to be rough Jaaheli figures, but some how were like cowboys! The two main gang leaders have stars like sheriffs in western movies. There is no good guy in this film. All are bad, but likable, like Kaafar who is good at heart, deep down. . The film is technically and artistically weak and full of mistakes caused by poor studio equipment. No screenplay dud not help! It is a film only made to be forgotten, neither an artistic nor a commercial success. For me however, it is one of the most unforgettable films of my life. I have liked many bad films or disliked many good films ones. My friends were not surprised to see me watching this film once a day, 7 days a week, every afternoon... donyaa 2 roozeh By Mahmoud More here Are you a cartoonist? We want to publish your work. Contact us at Times@iranian.com
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