:59:02
God forbid, sir, but what difference
does it make once one is dead?
:59:08
I know, I know.
:59:10
But it's better
if it is a nice picture.
:59:19
This city has become
like an ocean.
:59:21
If you don't make
a fixed appointment...
:59:24
...two people might live in it for
20 years and never see each other.
:59:29
These days,
we only see our friends...
:59:31
...in memorial services
and funerals.
:59:34
Right, the last time I saw you was
in Sohrab Shahid Saless' funeral.
:59:39
But how come you thought of me?
:59:44
Well, I am making a documentary
on funeral rites in Iran.
:59:53
So again, we are meeting
for a funeral.
:59:58
Almost?
:59:59
I just want you to talk about one of
your departed friends for the film.
1:00:05
- Are you ill?
- The same old madness.
1:00:10
Nothing new, but you, too,
seem not much better than me.
1:00:14
Are these your new friends?
1:00:15
Well, animals appreciate affection
better than human beings.
1:00:19
Once you give them love,
they never forget.
1:00:23
I once fed one of these cats.
1:00:26
The next day, he came back
and brought another one with him.
1:00:30
Then the day after that,
two more came...
1:00:32
...and gradually,
their number increased.
1:00:34
How long have you been
doing this?
1:00:37
Well, Bahman, these days...
1:00:39
...you cannot earn a living
being an artist...
1:00:42
...but painting on ladies' manteaus
is a never ending job and...
1:00:46
...you don't need a permit to make them
or another one to show them.
1:00:51
But it is a strange thing...
1:00:54
...to talk about a living friend
as if he were dead.
1:00:58
The film is not about me.
It is a documentary.