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"Mohsen Makhmalbaf is a major figure of Iranian cinema. He has written over 30 books and directed 27 films (features, documentaries and short films) in 10 different countries in Asia and Europe. Some of his films have been or are still banned from Iran. The work of Makhmalbaf can be seen as an extended commentary on the historical progression of the Iranian state and its people." - International Film Festival Rotterdam
Director / Screenwriter / Editor / Actor / Producer
(1957- ) Born May 29, Tehran, Iran
Key Production Countries: Iran, France
Key Genres: Drama, Comedy, Psychological Drama, Comedy Drama, Family Drama, Docudrama
Key Collaborators: Mahmoud Kalari (Cinematographer), Moharram Zaynalzadeh (Character Actor), Shaghayegh Djodat (Leading Actress), Akbar Abdi (Leading Actor), Abbas Randjbar (Producer), Fatemah Motamed-Aria (Leading Character Actress), Mahaya Petrossian (Leading Character Actress), Majid Entezami (Composer)
"Often, his films, unlike those of his compatriot Abbas Kiarostami, are too clever and contrived to persuade emotionally or philosophically; nevertheless, his fertile imagination and fascination with life's relationship to art make for rewarding, challenging viewing." - Geoff Andrew (The Director's Vision, 1999)
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The Films of Mohsen Makhmalbaf
At the forefront of Iranian cinema stand two names, Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf. If Kiarostami has gotten greater Western acclaim owing to the more intellectual bent of his films, Makhmalbaf can be comfortable in the fact that virtually his entire family are now the darlings of international cinema. Directed by wife Marzieh Meshkini and co-written by Mohsen, The Day I Became a Woman has enjoyed much acclaim with its recent U.S. release. Older daughter Samira Makhmalbaf (age 21 as of this writing) is already famous with two films, The Apple and Blackboards, again both co-written by Mohsen.
Facets Video has just released six of Mohsen Makhmalbafs early features Boycott, The Peddler, The Cyclist, Marriage of the Blessed,Once Upon A Time, Cinema, and The Actor as well as a documentary on him by Houshang Golmakani, editor of the Iranian film journal Film Monthly. The most remarkable revelation in these films is just how much Makhmalbaf developed from a rough student of Hollywood-influenced movies into a masterful composer with his own personal style and tone. In all his films however, the subject matter is clearly close to his heart and deals with deeply ingrained personal experience.
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