Varuzh Karim-Masihi
Nacimiento : 1952-03-24, Arak, Iran
Historia
Varuzh Karim-Masihi (Armenian: Վարուժ Քարիմ Մասիհի; Persian: واروژ کریم مسیحی, born 1953 in َArak) is an Iranian-Armenian film director, film editor and screenplay writer.
He born in 1952 in Arak, he had his elementary and high school education in his motherland and then moved to Germany to study medicine. There, in the Munich club of Armenians, he met an Armenian actor and changed the course of his life. He developed an interest in cinema and when he returned to Iran in 1971, he was introduced to Bahram Bayzai and assisted him in making The Downpour. He assisted on all of his films up to the Islamic Revolution, as well as other directors like Kamran Shirdel, Amir Naderi, and Bahman Farmanara. He was allowed to study at the College of Dramatic Arts, but turned it over to follow his film making career. In 1975 he made his first short film The Cuckoo, and later, turned a script by Bayzai to another short film titled Salandar. He made his debut feature in 1990, which was extraordinary promising and garnered his eight Crystal Symorghs. It was titled The Last Act and now works as editor for other directors
Editor
The movie is about a genius young man named Hormoz (Babak Hamidian) who has been asked to come to the front line by a man from Basij for intelligence purposes. During a part of the project, the man is captured and a young Kurd woman (Tanaz Tabatabayi) saves him. Love begins to grow between Hormoz and the girl but they have to part ways so that Hormoz can return to his side ...
Editor
En 1964, en una parroquia del Bronx, un apasionado y carismático sacerdote, el padre Flynn (Seymour Hoffman) intenta cambiar las rígidas normas del colegio, que durante años han sido celosamente salvaguardadas por la hermana Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), una estricta directora que cree firmemente en el poder de la disciplina. Soplan vientos de cambio político; prueba de ello es que el colegio ha aceptado al primer alumno negro, Donald Miller. Pero cuando la hermana James (Amy Adams) le cuenta inocentemente a la hermana Aloysius que parece que el padre Flynn presta demasiada atención a Donald, la superiora, sin contar con una sola prueba, comienza una cruzada personal para sacar a la luz la verdad y expulsar a Flynn del colegio por abusar del alumno. Esta batalla amenaza con desgarrar la comunidad de manera irreversible. Basada en una obra ganadora del Premio Pulitzter y de un Premio Toni en su adaptación teatral. (FILMAFFINITY)
Writer
En 1964, en una parroquia del Bronx, un apasionado y carismático sacerdote, el padre Flynn (Seymour Hoffman) intenta cambiar las rígidas normas del colegio, que durante años han sido celosamente salvaguardadas por la hermana Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), una estricta directora que cree firmemente en el poder de la disciplina. Soplan vientos de cambio político; prueba de ello es que el colegio ha aceptado al primer alumno negro, Donald Miller. Pero cuando la hermana James (Amy Adams) le cuenta inocentemente a la hermana Aloysius que parece que el padre Flynn presta demasiada atención a Donald, la superiora, sin contar con una sola prueba, comienza una cruzada personal para sacar a la luz la verdad y expulsar a Flynn del colegio por abusar del alumno. Esta batalla amenaza con desgarrar la comunidad de manera irreversible. Basada en una obra ganadora del Premio Pulitzter y de un Premio Toni en su adaptación teatral. (FILMAFFINITY)
Director
En 1964, en una parroquia del Bronx, un apasionado y carismático sacerdote, el padre Flynn (Seymour Hoffman) intenta cambiar las rígidas normas del colegio, que durante años han sido celosamente salvaguardadas por la hermana Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), una estricta directora que cree firmemente en el poder de la disciplina. Soplan vientos de cambio político; prueba de ello es que el colegio ha aceptado al primer alumno negro, Donald Miller. Pero cuando la hermana James (Amy Adams) le cuenta inocentemente a la hermana Aloysius que parece que el padre Flynn presta demasiada atención a Donald, la superiora, sin contar con una sola prueba, comienza una cruzada personal para sacar a la luz la verdad y expulsar a Flynn del colegio por abusar del alumno. Esta batalla amenaza con desgarrar la comunidad de manera irreversible. Basada en una obra ganadora del Premio Pulitzter y de un Premio Toni en su adaptación teatral. (FILMAFFINITY)
Editor
Leaving his family in Afghanistan to find work in Iran, Ali Bakhsh returns home to Afghanistan in search of his family in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the following U.S. invasion.
Editor
The second feature film to be edited using footage from Hatami's miniseries Hezar Dastan.
Editor
Four years after breaking up, Mahmood meets Yasaman on the day of her father's funeral, just after the latter has returned back from abroad. Mahmood has met Mina a year after his and ...
Editor
There is an old chant from old times between Azerbaijani tribes that tells the story of a girl named Saray. Saray was a beautiful girl from Moghan and was in love with the head of the shepherds of the tribe, Aydin. Just a few days after the engagement of Saray and Aydin, Soltan Beig (leader of tribe) took advantage of Aydin's absence to seize and force Saray to marry him.
Editor
In Tehran 1916 during first world war a group of patriots make a punishment committee to punish the traitors. With the lead of Abolfatooh Mirza, Reza Tofangchi begins the assassinations.
Director
Kamran and Moluk, middle-aged siblings, live penniless in the family's Tehran mansion, selling furniture to pay expenses. Their brother, who owns the house, has died suddenly, and his widow, Forugh, is coming from the provinces to visit. Kamran writes an elaborate script and hires a troupe of five actors to be the household servants. The purpose of the charade, which will seem real to Forugh, is to drive her mad, perhaps to suicide, so that Kamran and Moluk can inherit the house. The play is elaborate, Forugh is fooled and terrified, and the police can't substantiate her wild claims. She appears insane to them. All is headed for the mysterious last act.
Editor
Famed actress Susan Taslimi plays three roles here: Kian, who doubts her identity; Vida, the twin sister, a self-assured artist; and their mother, who gives up one child out of fear of poverty, then deprives the other of affection because she deeply regrets the child whom she has abandoned.
Director
The Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right in their own way.
Executive Producer
Tara, the young beautiful widow, returns with her two young children from country to her village. On her way home, she finds out that her grandfather has passed away. She distributes grandpa’s belongings among her neighbours. But there remains an old sword that no one will accept. One day on the road, she meets an ancient warrior. He claims that his clan have sent him to present time to take the old sword back. Tara finally submits the sword to him, but he returns upon realizing that he has fallen powerfully in love with her.
Director
Short television film
Assistant Director
Prince Ehtejab, one of the last remaining heirs of the Qajar royal family, is suffering from tuberculosis, which he knows is fatal. He spends his last days alone in the magnificent rooms of his wintry palace, from where he recollects the glory days of his ancestors as well as days of degradation. Among the latter are the gruesome manner in which his cruel grandfather murdered his mother and brother, and the way that he himself caused the death of his wife.
Sound Assistant
Agha Kamal is an ascetic and righteous man who adopts a girl to take care of. The girl is loved by his son and when Agha Kamal sees her, he also falls in love with her. This love gradually conquers him, but Agha Kamal who does not want to be controlled by devil, injures himself and finally dies…
