Nasser Taghvai
Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. He made his debut, Tranquility in the Presence of Others, in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. He became famous by directing the TV series My Uncle Napoleon. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. Most of his works have been based on novels. Captain Khorshid is an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not, which won the third prize at the 48th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 1988. In 1999 he directed a segment of the film Tales of Kish, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
as selfA documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet...
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Pure White
as SelfThis documentary movie explores the professional life of Parviz Fanizadeh, Iranian actor of the...
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Fannizadeh
as HimselfFanizadeh documentary is about the famous actor of Iranian cinema Parviz Fanizadeh. This...
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The Final Word
as HimselfMoslem Mansouris second documentary film about the legendary late Ahmad Shamlou
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Saying by Not Saying
as as SelfA discussion with the famous Iranian director Nasser Taghvai about cinema and censorship.
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After the silence
as himselfBehind the scenes of the movie "Unruled Paper (2002)"
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