Hello Cinema

In this blend of documentary and fiction, a mob scene breaks out at an open casting call, and director Mohsen Makhmalbaf opts to make a film composed of the aspiring actors' auditions. While never revealing where reality ends and the script begins, Makmalbaf's film exhibits a strange series of interactions with would-be stars, including a young hopeful who tries to stand out by pretending to be blind and a Paul Newman "look-alike" who admits to never having seen Paul Newman. …