Farrokh Ghaffari

Farrokh Ghaffari

Рождение : 1921-11-24, Iran

Смерть : 2006-12-17

История

Farrokh Ghaffari (Persian: فرخ غفاری‎‎) (born 1921 – died 17 December 2006) was an Iranian film director, actor, critic and author. Along with Ebrahim Golestan and Fereydoun Rahnema he was one of the founders of Iran's New Wave film movement. By establishing the first National Iranian Film Society in 1949 at the Iran Bastan Museum and organizing the first Film Week during which English films were exhibited, Ghaffari laid the foundation for alternative and non-commercial films in Iran.

Профиль

Farrokh Ghaffari
Farrokh Ghaffari

Фильмы

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Self
An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
Self
A look at the formation of the career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
Days of Farrokh
Self
The story of personal and artistic life of the progressive Iranian director, Farrokh Ghaffari from himself in an interview in the last years of his life in Paris.
O.K. Mister
In a remote village in the "land of roses and nightingales" one day surfaces a stranger: William Knox D'Arcy. To enact his plan for exploiting the wealth and the natural resources of this land, he sends after his cronies who descend upon the village in a big balloon. Among them is Cindrella a lady of electrifying beauty who is enlisted to keep the illiterate and lecherous villagers under her charm and make them follow D'Arcy's plans...
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Lui-même
Jean Rouch’s camera follows his friend, filmmaker/actor/critic Farrokh Ghaffari, as he walks and talks us through the famous Shah Mosque in Esfehan. While guiding him and answering his questions, Ghaffari makes Rouch discover the beauties of the architecture of the mosque and its impact on the city. Throughout the tour, they discuss Islam’s complex relationship with death, sex and cinema.
The Lantern of Imagination‏
"Fanoos Khiyal", with a brief introduction from illustration in Persian literature to mezzanine in Iranian miniatures and folk paintings, introduces the first camcorder in Iran and shows the first available films. After that, with the development of theaters in Iran, the production of movies begins. Iranian filmmakers in this field have a variety of experiences that result in technical advances and a variety of styles.
The Falconet
Writer
During an attack in a caravansary in which all the soldiers die, three people manage to flee. After that they accidentally encounter in different places and help each other out.
The Falconet
Director
During an attack in a caravansary in which all the soldiers die, three people manage to flee. After that they accidentally encounter in different places and help each other out.
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
The head of the Asylum
Samad burns an ogre's hair which causes an 8000 years old ogre to be released from his prison. The ogre eats a goat and also kidnapped Leila for Samad which causes her father to complain against Samad and sends him to jail but the ogre saves him and takes him to the city. There they have more adventures.
Night of the Hunchback
Writer
Adapted from a story in 1001 Nights, the story concerns the death of an actor and the comical incidents that occur as different people come into possession of, and attempt to dispose of, his body.
Night of the Hunchback
Adapted from a story in 1001 Nights, the story concerns the death of an actor and the comical incidents that occur as different people come into possession of, and attempt to dispose of, his body.
Night of the Hunchback
Director
Adapted from a story in 1001 Nights, the story concerns the death of an actor and the comical incidents that occur as different people come into possession of, and attempt to dispose of, his body.
Life of Oil
Director
This film is a product of the National Iranian Oil Company, which can be considered one of the first documentaries in the field of Iranian economy.
Rivalry in the City
Director
Re-edited version of Farokh Ghafari's Jonube shahr without director attribution.
South of the City
Producer
Directed by Farokh Ghafari.
South of the City
Director
Directed by Farokh Ghafari.