Story: Out of laziness and/or gaining experience, Hasan Kachal is thrown out of his house by his mother. In his journey he reaches to a mysterious garden full of trees. There he meets a woman named Chehel Gees [Fourty-Braids] with whom he falls in love and decides to break the spell put on her by a deev (a devil). The genii who is Hasan's twin spirit tells him that he can only break the spell by wishing six things and giving up his own life. Hasan agrees. First he becomes a poet, but upon observing vulgarity of poetry for commercial advertising, he rejects his wish. Then he desires to have a true friend to talk to, but he can't find one. Then he becomes a champion hero, but upon seeing one who is working hard in Zoor Khaneh (the house of strength and power, traditional Iranian gymnasium) solely for the purpose of winning, he regrets his wish again. Disappointed, he goes to Chehel Gees for help. She tells him in order to free her Hasan should break the life bottle of the deev. Hasan decides to give his life to his genii twin spirit in exchange of breaking the bottle. Genii agrees. After breaking the bottle, Hasan turns the deev into an ewe and Chehel Gees is freed. Meanwhile, the genii becomes emotional and can't take Hasan's life, therefore, by saying besmellah (in the name of God) he disappears. Hasan Kachal and Chehel Gees start a new life.
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kej2rDhvbe8
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065817/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
TOUGHI [THE RUFF] (Ali Hatami, 1970), 110 min. Behrouz Vossoughi
Story: Aa'Seyyed Morteza, a pigeon-flyer, lives with his blind mother in Kashan. He catches a ruff pigeon, Toughi, which the whole neighborhood is after. His mother thinks of Toughi as an ominous sign and asks Morteza to let go of the bird. Meanwhile, Mostafa, Morteza's uncle, sends him to Shiraz to propose to his fiance, Touba, on his behalf. But, Morteza and Touba fall in love and marry. Morteza takes Touba to Kashan and does not say anything to his mother or his uncle Mostafa. The mother becomes aware of their relation, but since she does not know about their marriage, she takes it as an act of betrayal and curses Morteza. Mostafa, the uncles, hears his sister but does not still know that the couple are married. Mostafa reaches Abbas Garichi [Abbas the cart-dragger] and Javad Khaldar [Javad with the mole], the enemies of Morteza, to kill him. But, Touba tells the truth about their legal marriage to Mostafa and he cancels the plan. Meanwhile Abbas who is after Toughi accidentally kills Touba and Morteza kills Abbas in return and is subsequently killed by a police bullet.
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6iJ4Di9hBQ
DASH AKOL (Masoud Kimiai, 1971), 90 min. Behrouz Vossoughi
Story: People of Shiraz all know about the bravery, virility, and honesty of Dash Akol. A Shirazi Haji who had travelled with him and knew about his virtues leave the management of his estate and life matters to Dash Akol after his death. In meeting the family of Hazi, Dash Akol sees the family's daughter and falls in love with her but the girl is too young. The love of this girl derives Dash Akol into drinking. Kaka Rostam, an enemy of Dash Akol, who has lost to him repeatedly in wrestling challenges still talks rubbish behind his back here and there. Dash Akol does not see his marriage with the girl morally appropriate due to age difference, therefore, he arranges the marriage with one of proposers. On the night of wedding and on the way returning from a bar, Dash Akol finds himself face to face with Kaka Rostam. They get into fight and after losing to Dash Akol again, Kaka Rostam hits the winner in the back with his dagger after which Dash Akol grabs Kaka Rostam's throat tight until he is suffocated. The two men are dead.
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQeHzEalrPs
RAGHASE-E SHAHR [THE DANCER IN THE CITY] (Shapour Gharib, 1970), 90 min.
Story: Luti, a middle-aged man running a wood workshop becomes attracted to a bar dancer due to not receiving enough attention from his wife. The dancer also falls in love with him and leaves her business for Luti. When Luti's wife asks the dancer to leaves her husband alone, she starts treating Luti badly and returns to her old business. Luti who is hurt and angry bits the dancer severely and returns to his wife subsequently. Although losing her love, the dancer is happy for bringing happiness to a family.
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_R58kKoS4
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