Documentary
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
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IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2003
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2016
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IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 1950
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2025
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2023
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IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 1988
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IMDB 5.2 | Jul , 1993
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2017
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IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 2017
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IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2017
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IMDB 10 | Feb , 2024
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 1997
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2024
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2014
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2018
Iranian film director Amir Naderi talks to Zar Amir Ebrahimi about his career in this documentary directed and produced by Ebrahimi and broadcast by BBC World Service and BBC Persian. Amir Naderi is one of the most influential figures of Iranian modern cinema. He was born in 1945 in the Persian Gulf port of Abadan. Orphaned at an early age and living the life of a street urchin, Naderi had to survive by selling ice, working as a shoeshine boy and recycling empty beer bottles. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films in the theaters where he worked at a very young age. He began his career by taking pictures for some notable Iranian features. In the 1970’s, he started directing his own films, and made some of the most important movies of the New Iranian Cinema. After moving to New York in the early 90’s, Amir Naderi continued to make films. They have premiered at the Venice, Cannes, Tribeca, and Sundance Film Festivals.