Pahlavi dynasty founded by Reza Shah. Sepanta explained that the film's patriotic and pro-Pahlavi stance was designed to ensure popular success with Iranians living in both Iran and India: As it was the first Iranian sound film to be presented abroad I felt it should present a bright picture of Iran, and thus I fell more or less in line with government propaganda ... but I have to admit that the film was a great boost for the nationalistic pride of expatriate Iranians. According to Hamid Dabashi the film "served ultimately as propaganda for Reza Shah and his centralised administration". A poster marketing the film stated "in the film you will see and compare the position of Iran as it used to be and the rapid progress of the country under the Just and Capable Shahanshah His Majesty Pahlavi". Hamid Reza Sadr argues that the film fits the wider aims of the new regime, as repression of local cultural and tribal independence, often identified as "banditry", was a central aim of the government, Lorestan being the area most resistant to centralisation. First woman star Lor Girl is the first feature film to use a female performer as a star. It was still a taboo at the time to broadcast women in film and even radio at the time. Roohangiz Saminejad was a volunteer and wife of a studio employee at the time. Her strong Kermani accent required some changes to the script to account for it, as Kerman is a long distance from Lorestan. The role made her an automatic star whose fame lasted for a short period and caused her problems, as she suffered sexual harassment as well as criticism for exposing herself to the public gaze. In her later years, she moved to Tehran under a changed name and died in old age in virtual anonymity. Remake The movie was remade in the 1970s and titled Jafar-o-Golnar. Scenes from the original film are included in the comedy fantasy Once Upon a Time, Cinema, in which the heroine of the film magically comes to life (now played by Fatemeh Motamed-Aria) in the reign of the 19th-century Shah Naser al-Din Shah, who falls in love with her. References External links 1930s Persian-language films 1933 films 1933 drama films Films directed by Abdolhossein Sepanta Iranian drama films Iranian black-and-white films