Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine
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| Directed by | Bahman Farmanara |
| Written by | Bahman Farmanara |
| Produced by | Morteza Shayesteh, Fazlollah Yousefpour |
| Starring | Bahman Farmanara, Roya Nonahali, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Hossien Kasbian, Reza Kianian, Parivash Nazarieh, Mahtaj Nojoomi, Valiyollah Shirandami |
| Music by | Ahmad Pejman |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Language | Persian |
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine, or Booye Kafoor, Atre Yas (Persian: بوی کافور، عطر ياس), is an Iranian film written by, directed by and starring Bahman Farmanara, released in 2000.[1] The film is a comedy with fantasy sequences about a filmmaker similar to himself.[2] It was Farmanara's first contribution to Iranian cinema in two decades.
Plot
The protagonist, a film director named Bahman Farjami, is coming to terms with aging. He grieves for his wife, lost five years prior. He seeks to make a documentary about death, dying and the grieving process, or so he tells his friends.
Quotes
- When a filmmaker doesn't make films, that is death." -- Bahman
References
- ^ De Vaulx, Jean-Baptiste (2019). "Reform Cinema in Iran: Film and Political Change in the Islamic Republic". Film & History. 49 (1): 109–109. doi:10.1353/flm.2019.0001 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (7 September 2001). "Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 25 October 2025.