Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine (2000)
Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn't made a film in 24 years (he can't get past the censors). He's working on a documentary, for Japanese TV, on Iranian burial practices. On the anniversary of his wife's death, a hitchhiker tells him a story of spousal abuse and infant mortality, he discovers that someone has been buried in his plot next to his wife, and he needs the help of his attorney, a well-connected fixer. He dreams of death, even as he investigates it for his film. His niece's husband, a well-known writer, fails to return home; he searches hospitals for an unclaimed body. His heart disease is flaring up. Is he prepared for death? Is that all that's left?
Director: Bahman Farmanara
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Bahman Farmanara as Bahman Farjami |
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Parivash Nazarieh as Farzaneh |
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Reza Kianian as Dr. Arasteh (The Attorney) |
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Roya Nownahali as Woman Hitch-Hiker |
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Mohammad Khatami as Himself |
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Hossein Kasbian as Abdollah (The Servant) |
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Mahtaj Nojoomi as Bahman's Sister |
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Valiyollah Shirandami as Homayouni - The Actor |
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Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi as Memorial Sign Rental |
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Ebrahim Abadi as |
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Dariush Asadzade as |
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Lorik Minassian as |
| Directing | Bahman Farmanara | Director |
| Writing | Bahman Farmanara | Writer |
