Ahmad Shamlou

Ahmad Shamlou

Birth : 1925-12-12, Tehran, Iran

Death : 2000-07-23

History

Ahmad Shamlou was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist.

Profile

Ahmad Shamlou

Movies

This Exhausted Forenoon
Himself
The Final Word
Himself
Moslem Mansouris second documentary film about the legendary late Ahmad Shamlou
Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments
Self (archive footage)
A look at the life and art of Ms. Iran Darroudi, one of the most important contemporary Iranian painters, who has divided her time between Tehran and Paris for the past fifty years. The film describes the various influences in her life and how she came to cultivate a style that merges the western surrealism with eastern mysticism
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
self
A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of poetry, and his life. Filmed over a two year period from 1996 to 1998.
Dead End
Sound
A young woman is living with her mother at the end of a dead-end street. The young woman notices that a man standing in the street stares into her room every day. After a while, she gets used to his presence and falls in love with him. As the mysterious man slowly enters the girls household and becomes a friend. However the girl finds that the man is a government agent sent to arrest his brother who is a political activist hiding from the government.
Wind of Jinn
Narration
This documentary shows the Zaar tradition in Bandar Lengeh in south of Iran. It is kind of local dancing and singing to exorcist the Jinn from people who believe to be possessed by evil.
The Cobweb
Writer
Iraj is a young photographer who meets Fariba. Fariba, who pretends to have a lot of money, lives by burglary.