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'''''Hajji Washington''''' ({{ |
'''''Hajji Washington''''' ({{langx|fa|حاجی واشنگتن|italic=yes}}) is an [[Cinema of Iran|Iranian comedy/drama film]] directed by [[Ali Hatami]]. The film is a fictionalized account of Iran's first ambassador to the United States, Hajji Washington. |
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Filmed in [[Italy]] (filling in for [[Washington, D.C.]]) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in 1982, ''Hajji Washington'' was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998.<ref>[https://mubi.com/films/hajji-washington In Mubi]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2016}} The film's music is by the late Persian classical musician [[Mohammad Reza Lotfi]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084044/ In IMDB]</ref> |
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The movie finished production in 1982, but was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998. The movie was filmed in [[Italy]] (filling in for [[Washington, D.C.]]) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in [[Iran]]. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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''Hajji Washington'' is a fictionalized account of the first Iranian ambassador in the United States, [[Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori]], a loyal [[Qajar]] statesman who goes to Washington to found the embassy. After meeting with President [[Grover Cleveland]], Hajji proudly rents a mansion and hires several servants and staff; however there are no Iranians in Washington and the embassy does not have any visitors.<ref>[https://www.flixster.com/movie/hajji-washington/ In Flixster]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2016}} Haunted by nostalgia for home and his beloved daughter, Hajji becomes plagued by nightmares. In his reports to the king, he writes exaggerated narrations of his activities using grandiose ornamented language. Funds dwindle and the embassy begins to disintegrate; the staff leaves and Hajji's dialogue with the king slowly declines into a personal monologue. One night President Cleveland shows up in the embassy. An excited Hajji entertains his guest single-handedly while dreaming of writing another grandiose letter to the King of Persia only to learn that his guest is no longer president of United States, but a simple farmer who wants to learn how to grow pistachios. Not long after, a Native American enters the embassy to seek asylum and a friendship grows despite their inability to communicate. Hajji refuses to hand over the refugee and is removed from his post. Hajji, now in the state of madness and absolute silence, boards the boat to return home.<ref>[http://www.firouzanfilms.com/TheFirouzanFifty/Movies/HajiWashington/index.html FirouzanFilms]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/HajjiWashington1982 In Archive.org]</ref> |
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Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori, an influential [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]] politician is sent by [[Nasereddin Shah]] to the [[United States|United States of America]] during the time of President [[Andrew Johnson]] to serve as Iran's [[ambassador]]. Once in America Hajji hires a number of employees but soon finds himself missing his family and finding his work unrewarding considering there are very few Iranians in America at the time. |
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Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori is sent to the United States, then under the presidency of [[Grover Cleveland]], to open up the first embassy for Iran by Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar. He is sent there with one helper on this mission and soon hires three workers to maintain the embassy. It doesn't take long for him to realize that there is no real work for him there and he is forced to quit his staff and allow his helper to attend medical school in Washington D.C. Although most of the first meeting of Hajji and the President is comical, the overall tone of the film is rather elegic in nature. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://iranactor.com/films/1361/haji%20vashengton.htm Hajji Washington] at [http://www.iranactor.com IranActor.com] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070401103355/http://www.iranactor.com/films/1361/haji%20vashengton.htm Hajji Washington] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20070327093733/http://www.iranactor.com/ IranActor.com] |
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* {{IMDb title|0084044}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 9 November 2024
| Hajji Washington | |
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| Directed by | Ali Hatami |
| Written by | Ali Hatami |
| Produced by | Ali Hatami |
| Starring | Ezzatolah Entezami Richard Harrison Mario Diano Mehri Vadadian Esmail Mohammadi |
| Cinematography | Mehrdad Fakhimi |
| Edited by | Musa Afshar |
| Music by | Mohammad Reza-Lotfi |
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Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Hajji Washington (Persian: حاجی واشنگتن) is an Iranian comedy/drama film directed by Ali Hatami. The film is a fictionalized account of Iran's first ambassador to the United States, Hajji Washington. Filmed in Italy (filling in for Washington, D.C.) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in 1982, Hajji Washington was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998.[1][failed verification] The film's music is by the late Persian classical musician Mohammad Reza Lotfi.[2]
Plot
[edit]Hajji Washington is a fictionalized account of the first Iranian ambassador in the United States, Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori, a loyal Qajar statesman who goes to Washington to found the embassy. After meeting with President Grover Cleveland, Hajji proudly rents a mansion and hires several servants and staff; however there are no Iranians in Washington and the embassy does not have any visitors.[3][failed verification] Haunted by nostalgia for home and his beloved daughter, Hajji becomes plagued by nightmares. In his reports to the king, he writes exaggerated narrations of his activities using grandiose ornamented language. Funds dwindle and the embassy begins to disintegrate; the staff leaves and Hajji's dialogue with the king slowly declines into a personal monologue. One night President Cleveland shows up in the embassy. An excited Hajji entertains his guest single-handedly while dreaming of writing another grandiose letter to the King of Persia only to learn that his guest is no longer president of United States, but a simple farmer who wants to learn how to grow pistachios. Not long after, a Native American enters the embassy to seek asylum and a friendship grows despite their inability to communicate. Hajji refuses to hand over the refugee and is removed from his post. Hajji, now in the state of madness and absolute silence, boards the boat to return home.[4][5]
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