Bahram Beyzai
Bahrām Beyzāie (also spelt Beizai, Beyza'i, Persian: بهرام بیضائی, born 26 December 1938) is a critically and popularly acclaimed filmmaker, playwright, theater director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Bahram Beyzaie is the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, known as one of the most profound poets of 20th-century Iran, is Bahram's paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie's paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni ("Ebn Ruh"), and paternal great-grandfather, the mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni ("Ruh'ol-Amin"), were also notable poets. In spite of his somewhat belated start in cinema, Beyzai is often considered a pioneer of a generation of filmmakers whose works are sometimes described as the Iranian New Wave. His Bashu, the Little Stranger (1986) was voted "Best Iranian Film of all time" in November 1999 by a Persian movie magazine Picture World poll of 150 Iranian critics and professionals.[5] Still, even before the outset of his cinematic career in 1970, he was a leading playwright (as well as theater historian), so much so that he is often considered the greatest playwright of the Persian language, and holds a reputation as "the Shakespeare of Persia.
The Green Cold
as uncreditedPart 1 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film traces her personal life.
Movie pageAhmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
as selfA documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet...
Movie pageMohakate Ghazaleh Alizadeh
as selfA documentary about Ghazaleh Alizadeh who was an Iranian poet and writer.
Movie pageRazor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
as SelfAn examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979...
Movie pageBallad of Bahram
as as Himself (Archive Footage)A documentary about Bahram Beyzai (Persian: بهرام بیضایی; born 26 December 1938). He is an...
Movie pagePure White
as SelfThis documentary movie explores the professional life of Parviz Fanizadeh, Iranian actor of the...
Movie pageDead End
as as HimselfDocumentary about Babak Bayat (Persian: بابک بیات)(13 June 1946 – 26 November 2006). Babak Bayat...
Movie pageDialogue with the Wind
as directorAn Avant-garde short movie of Bahram Beizai about history of Kish island in south of Iran.
Movie pageSummit of the Wave
as uncreditedPart 3 of documentary trilogy about Pertsian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her...
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