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 "The Lovers' Wind" was made in #1969 by order of the #Iranian #government at that time with the aim of showing #modern #Iran and the #industrial achievements of the government. But instead of showing the industrial achievements of modern Iran, the tasteful director #Albert_Lamorisse showed the #nature, people, #culture, architecture and #art of #ancient Iran with his own special point of view.
In the end, the film did not please #Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi and Lamorisse was forced to film the modern achievements again and had to fly over the #lake of #Karaj_Dam to take pictures of this concrete structure against his will. But the helicopter propeller got stuck in the cables used for training rangers and Lamorisse and the pilot were swallowed up by the #dam.
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