Topoli (film)
| Topoli | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Reza Mirlohi |
| Produced by |
Homayoun [1] Iraj Sadeghpour |
| Starring |
Homayun Morteza Aghili Zari Khoshkam Zakaria Hashemi Bahram Vatanparast Arezou Ghaffari |
| Music by | Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh |
| Cinematography | Iraj Sadeghpour |
| Edited by | Iraj Sadeghpour |
Running time | 100 min |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Topoli (in Persian: تپلی, literally: The Fatty) is a 1972 Iranian film directed by Reza Mirlohi. Morteza Aghili and Homayun play the main characters of the film. The script is based on the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.[2] The film is dedicated to John Steinbeck. The character of Topoli is loosely based on Lennie Small of Of Mice and Men as Essi is the Iranian version of George Milton in the novel.
Plot
Topoli is an intellectually disabled fat man who lives with his cousin Essi. Topoli is interested in touching soft materials. His assault to their employer's daughter while he wants to touch her skirt makes them run away. They are employed in a wood-cutting factory in the north of Iran. The factory owner's wife seduces Topoli and he suffocates her unintentionally. Topoli and Essi rush into the jungle and the workers come after them. Bashir, the head-worker is killed when he wants to take side with them. Essi doesn't want Topoli to be tortured by the worker, so he shoots him.
Cast
- Homayun as Topoli
- Morteza Aghili as Essi (Esmail)
- Zakaria Hashemi as Bashir
- Zari Khoshkam as The factory owner's wife
- Nematollah Gorji as Mirhosein
- Bahram Vatanparast as The factory owner[3]
Notes
- ↑ "Googoosh and Homayoon - Cheshmak, TV show".
- ↑ Liukkonen, Petri. "John Steinbeck". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "تپلی".