Firefox is created by a global nonprofit dedicated to putting individuals in control online. Mohsen makhmalbaf director films as director and writer. Mohsen makhmalbaf bio, facts, family famous birthdays. This collection presents three of makhmalbaf s most lyrical films which the director has termed his poetic trilogy.
The president is a modern fable about power, reconciliation, and the hope for breaking a neverending circle of violence, exploring the possibility of stopping violence after a revolution in search of freedom and democracy. This template is within the scope of wikiproject film. Busan film festival gives voice to exiled iranian directors september 28, 2012 persian icons. He has written over 30 books and directed 27 films features, documentaries and short films in 10 different countries in asia and europe. In the gardener, mohsen makhmalbafs documentary about bahai shrines and religious belief, his image is reflected in a mirror held by ririva eona mabi, the. The gardener will premiere at the 17th busan international film festival, to. While still an adolescent, he dropped out of school to form an islamic militant group and join the clandestine fight against the shahs regime. As the son of a single mother, he started working already at the age of 8 to support his family, and was sent to prison at the age of 17 for being a member in an underground movement opposing the shah of iran. Mohsen makhmalbaf wikipedija, prosta enciklopedija. I saw the movie, by irans mohsen makhmalbaf, at cannes 2001, where it was admired but seemed to have slim chances of a north american release. This weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbaf s the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen.
Taken at face value, mohsen makhmalbaf s the gardener, which opens at the gene siskel film center this friday, is lightweight stuff. Pubblicato in occasione della personale di makhmalbaf, realizzata nellambito del xiv festival internazionale cinema giovani torino, 1523 novembre 1996. The gardener, mohsen makhmalbafs inquiry into religion. One of the preeminent figures of iranian cinema, mohsen makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and the admiration of world cinema audiences. Mohsen makhmalbaf s marghe and her mother at busan and vancouver film festival 2019 mohsen makhmalbaf s new film marghe and her mother in italy bbc persian. The president 2014 imdbmohsen makhmalbaf, the president 2014 7. The gardener is a poetic film made using documentarystyle techniques via the cameras of father and son the makhmalbafs who go to israel to learn about a religion bahai faith that they dont. Mohsen makhmalbaf retrospective by donato totaro volume 1, issue 7 september 1997 10 minutes 2330 words after viewing gabbeh 1996 and the peddler i was hooked and on my way to discovering a remarkable new cinema talent, or as i overheard a person say outside the cca theatre, ca cest cinema dauteur. Few movies are more eventful and exciting than the career and life of iranian mohsen makhmalbaf born in 1957. Mohsen makhmalbaf, husband of marzieh meshkini and father of hana makhmalbaf, is an iranian film director and producer. Mohsen makhmalbaf was born in a poor neighborhood in southern tehran in 1957. The poetic triology gabbehthe silencethe gardener bluray disc, 2018 at the best online prices at ebay. During 2007 he was the president of asian film academy. T his weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbafs the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen.
Many of his films like salam cinema, a moment of innocence, gabbeh, kandahar and the president have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him over 50 international awards from the prestigious film festivals like cannes, venice, locarno. Mohsen makhmalbaf is a major figure of iranian cinema. Mohsen makhmalbaf is an iranian filmmaker and spokesman for the mousavi campaign. It had its asian premiere at busan international film festival, its european premiere at rotterdam international film festival, and north american premiere at the vancouver international film festival. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines.
In a fit of fundamentalist fervor, he was imprisoned at the age of 17 in prerevolutionary iran for stabbing a policeman. Mohsen makhmalbaf one of the present day exponents of iranian moviemaking, makhmalbaf is also one of the most active artists of the postrevolutionary period in his country. In this pseudodocumentary, mohsen makhmalbaf is seen debating with his son maysam about the connection between violence and religion, as they prepare a film concerning the bahai faith, a persian religion prohibited in iran. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror. Template this template does not require a rating on the projects. With humanitarian rather than political aims, mohsen makhmalbafs kandahar 2001 was intended to focus on the plight of women in afghanistan under a brutal oppressive regime and on the pervasive misery caused by civil strife and war between the soviets and the usbacked mujehadeen. Get firefox for windows, macos, linux, android and ios today. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. As a result, his work serves as an extended commentary on the historical progression of the iranian state and its people. It had its asian premiere at busan international film festival, its european. Mohsen makhmalbafs most recent international success is the 2012 film the gardener.
To be sure, makhmalbafs life has not been ordinary even for an artist. Some of his films have been or are still banned from iran. The office of mir hossein mousavi, who the iranian people truly want as their leader, has asked me to do so. Ive suppressed the titleheadline originally given to this piece, which i greatly regretted at the time, tortured genius. Aug 01, 20 the writerdirector of the gardener is mohsen makhmalbaf, shown at left, who earlier gave us kandahar and the silence. In the gardener, mohsen makhmalbaf s documentary about bahai shrines and religious belief, his image is reflected in a mirror held by ririva eona mabi, the. In prison, he shared a cell with the ayatollahs brother, and then in 1979, when the shah was toppled, makhmalbaf was released and began to make films. Mohsen makhmalbaf has 39 books on goodreads with 3731 ratings. Mohsen makhmalbaf filmography filmography moviefone. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
One of the indelible images of mohsen makhmalbaf comes not from his own work as director but from an onscreen appearance. Mohsen makhmalbaf celebrity profile check out the latest mohsen makhmalbaf photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Mohsen makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of iranian cinema in the world today. Huang jianxin, mohsen makhmalbaf, ho yim, tsai mingliang, 2015. Upcoming, new, and past mohsen makhmalbaf movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a jury in more than 15 major film festivals. Oct 24, 2015 the gardener by mohsen makhmalbaf with subtitles. One of the most popular and influential iranian filmmakers of his era, mohsen makhmalbaf was born in teheran on may 29, 1957. The films here though i havent seen the gardener are sunnier, somewhat.
Reviews and scores for movies involving mohsen makhmalbaf. Posts about mohsen makhmalbaf written by cinescope. Jun 19, 2009 i have been given the responsibility of telling the world what is happening in iran. Mohsen makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of iranian cinema in. This 2001 film by iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf was inspired by the reallife story of an afghan refugee, nelofer pazira, a canadian journalist who unsuccessfully attempted to return to afghanistan to help a depressed friend considering suicide as a result of talibanic oppression. Films made by father mohsen makhmalbaf mo, his daughters samira sa or hana ha, or his wife marziyeh meshkini ma. In the last part i described how i split the main identifying characteristics of the new iranian cinema nic into two categories, the realistneorealist elements, and the more surprising modernist and selfreflexive elements, such as for example the film making explicit reference to its being a film or to the. They are all chanting, natarsim natarsim, ma hame ba ham hastim lets not be afraid, lets not be afraid. Iranski filmski reziser, igralec, scenarist in pisatelj novega vala iranskega filma. There are a few contributions of my own here that i also regret, but, for the record, ive decided to let this text stand. The women, though living in iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. Its story of a despot mikheil gomiashvili caught in the midst of a revolution, who escapes his countrys futuristically designed capital city to traverse. The gardener documentary iran the gardener documentary iran by richard kuipers a makhmalbaf film house production. Iranian writerdirector mohsen makhmalbaf plays with these issues extensively in his highly praised a moment of innocence nun va goldoon, meaning bread and the flower vase, 1996, which concerns a real event from makhmalbafs own life 1.
With ririva eona mabi, paula asadi, bal kumari gurung, ian david huang. Aug 12, 2016 a film season celebrating the work of leading iranian director, writer and human rights activist mohsen makhmalbaf. The multiawardwinning director, belongs to the new wave movement of iranian cinema. Kandahar follows that journey in a way that sheds an unforgiving light on the last days of the taliban. Exilied iranian director mohsen makhmalbafs latest film the gardener is an entertaining documentary about a man from papua new guinea who tends the bahai gardens in haifa, israel. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. Mohsen makhmalbaf is an iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. Gala presentations include mohsen makhmalbafs the gardener september 10, 2012 msn.
Gala presentations include mohsen makhmalbaf s the gardener september 10, 2012 msn. Njegovi filmi so prikazani na vseh pomembnih filmskih festivalih v zadnjih desetih letih. This weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbafs the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen. Mohsen makhmalbaf a problem was the lack of cooperation. The gardener, starts with research of a religion, ends with poem which chants the peace. The man who came with the snow mohsen makhmalbaf, marzieh makhmalbaf, 2009. Many of his films like salam cinema, a moment of innocence, gabbeh, kandahar and the president have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him over 50 international awards from the prestigious. Historically, i reckon the cyclist is the big makhmalbaf film, and one of the ones that broke iranian cinema internationally, though i definitely prefer his later work, and i think moment of innocence is his best film. His awardwinning films include kandahar, and his latest film is the the gardener makhmalbafs films have been widely presented at international film festivals in the past ten years.
An interview with mohsen makhmalbaf bright walldark room. Mohsen makhmalbaf focus institute of contemporary arts. The winner of fifteen international awards, makhmalbaf has produced some 20 short and feature length films, most of which have been shown at several film festivals around. Golmakani, houshang, director, stardust strickenmohsen makhmalbaf. Mohsen makhmalbafs films include closeup, a moment of innocence, the day i became a woman, the nights of zayandehrood. It is the first film in decades to be made by an iranian filmmaker in israel. He was released after the islamic revolution of 1979 and moved from. Then came september 11, and afghanistan was thrown into the spotlight. M ohsen makhmalbaf has certainly led one of the more storied lives in cinema.
Like life, a chinesedirected film under mohsen makhmalbaf supervision. He is currently the president of the asian film academy. Makhmalbafs films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. Iranians living in italy and other parts of the world, i urge you to not give up, because the people in the line of fire are are not scared.
Mohsen makhmalbaf quotes from a problem was the lack of cooperation of the afghan community itself. The gardener is an imaginative documentary which follows makhmalbaf, and his son maysam, to israel to investigate the bahai faith, a religion with 7 million followers, which originated in iran 170 years ago. Mohsen makhmalbafs marghe and her mother at busan and vancouver film festival 2019 mohsen makhmalbafs new film marghe and her mother in italy bbc persian. It shows the iranian filmmaker and his son maysam visiting the. The gardner, a documentary by mohsen makhmalbaf iran. Kandahar is also pretty well known, and actually got home video releases in several territories. Mohsen makhmalbaf is a major figure in iranian cinema. The gardener, mohsen makhmalbafs most recent creation, was filmed in israel in the cities of haifa and jerusalem. Golmakani, houshang, director, starduststrickenmohsenmakhmalbaf. The gardener is a surreal film made using documentarystyle techniques via the cameras of father and son the makhmalbafs who go to israel to learn about a religion bahai faith that they dont know much due to its taboo status in the country of both the filmmaker and the faiths birth iran. Mohsen makhmalbaf iranian movies films available on video. But filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf wont stop asking tough questions. Of course 911 changed that, and kandahar became a familiar place name.