Cheshmane John Malkovich 1: Viggo Mortensen (2004)

This movie is based on the Trilogy Novel called "Cheshmane John Malkovich" (John Malkovich's Eyes). It has 3 episodes namely "Kamin" (Ambush), "Sayeha Bidarand" (The Shadows are Awake) and "Cheshmane John Malkovich" (John Malkovich's Eyes.

Director:

Sara Solati

Writer:

Sara Solati (novel)

Stars:

Viggo Mortensen, Parastoo Mohajer, Mahdis Azizpour

Cast

Credited cast:
Viggo Mortensen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Parastoo Mohajer	...	Ningal Bardin
Mahdis Azizpour	...	Tissa Bertas
Nadia Keyvani	...	Rabouta Bardin / Haras
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amin Ashayeri	...	Meret
Matin Azizpour	...	Sam
Pave Deymard	...	Arash
Arya Emamian	...	Soheil
Mohammad Reza Farnoudi	...	Abraham
Danial Hariri	...	Damoon
John Malkovich	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ardeshir Modara	...	Uncle Cyrus
Panti	...	Panti (Cat)
Penny	...	Penny the Cat
Vladimir Putin	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

Story begins with a 14-year-old girl called Ningaal Bardin and her best friend Tissa Bertas who are both huge fans of a Hollywood actor named, Viggo Mortensen. Life is normal for both of the teenagers until Nin Bardin catches a "No more blood..." T-shirt, Viggo Mortensen throws out to the crowds at National Peace March before reading his poem, "Back to Babylon". That's when the incredible story begins...

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Plot Keywords:

tragedy | revenge | based on novel | character name in title

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Taglines:

Look into his eyes...

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Iran

Language:

English Persian

Release Date:

16 May 2005 (Iran)

Also Known As:

John Malkovich's Eyes

Filming Locations:

Caspian Sea, Iran

Box Office

Budget:

IRR 4,500,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fars Film, P&P Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min 141 min (DVD) 95 min (video)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming lasted four months. The post production period took 10 months.

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Quotes

Ningal Bardin: Any disappointment Baretto suffers will please me.

User Reviews

An unfailingly beautiful piece of work

Just watched the first season of the movie and I think I am really impressed with it.

It is a movie that makes you think a lot and raises interesting questions and shows you what you could never imagine. It is emotionally too powerful and psychologically terrifying.

The performances are strong for the most part especially the kids but the most entertaining part of the movie is the unforgettable ,enchanting, whimsical fresh and thought-provoking dialogs which opened my eyes on a lot of things.(especially the funeral sequence dialogs) A movie not worth missing I give it a 9 out of 10