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Colors Of Memory
''Colors of Memory'' (In Persian: مینای شهر خاموش, transliteration of title: ''Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush'') is a 2008 Iranian film directed by Amir-Shahab Razavian, based on the events of the 2003 Bam earthquake. This film's original name is ''Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush'' (مینای شهر خاموش), which may be translated as ''The Minā of the Silent Town''. Cast * Ezzatollah Entezami as Mr Ghanāti. * Shahbāz Noushir as Doctor Pārsā. * Sāber Abar as Iraj Bahrāmi, the chauffeur. * Mehran Rajabi as Jebeli. * Rezā Khamseh as an old man. * Royā Jāvid'niā as doctor Dāvoudi. * Mirjā Mahir as assistant to doctor Dāvoudi. Reception The film was released at the Tiburon Film Festival on March 14, 2008. The film was praised by Canadian Online Explorer Canoe.com is an English-language Canadian portal site and website network, and is a subsidiary of Postmedia Network. The phrase Canadian Online Explorer appears in the header; the name is also evident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Bam Earthquake
The 2003 Bam earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 UTC (5:26 am Iran Standard Time) on December 26. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The earthquake was particularly destructive in Bam, with the death toll amounting to at least 34,000 people and injuring up to 200,000. The effects of the earthquake were exacerbated by the use of mud brick as the standard construction medium; many of the area's structures did not comply with earthquake regulations set in 1989. Following the earthquake the U.S. offered direct humanitarian assistance to Iran and in return the state promised to comply with an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency which supports greater monitoring of its nuclear interests. In total a reported 44 countries sent in personnel to assist in relief operations and 60 countries offered assistance. Following the earthquake, the Iranian government seriously co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivation of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Shahab Razavian
Amir Shahab Razavian ( fa, امیرشهاب رضویان, born 25 May 1965 in Hamadan, Iran) is an Iranian film director, filmmaker and producer. Razavian began his cinematic activities at ''Hamedan Amateur Film-making Centre'' in 1980 while still studying at high school (at ''Ebn-e Sinā'' High School in Hamadan). He earned his film directing degree from ''College of Theatre and Cinema'' of ''Art University'' in 1990. From the same college, he received in 1995 his post-graduate degree in animation. Since then, he has produced seventy short films, directed thirty documentaries and short films, and three feature films. The latter is ''The Journey of the Grey Men'' (''Safar-e Mardān-e Khākestari''), ''Tehran, Seven O'clock in the Morning'' (''Tehrān Sā'at-e Haft-e Sobh'') and '' Colors of Memory'' (with the original title ''Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush'', The Minā of the Extinguished Town).Interview with Amir-Shahab Razavian, UCLA, April 11, 2008 Although in this document, Mr Raz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezzatollah Entezami
Ezzatolah Entezami ( fa, عزتالله انتظامی, 21 June 1924 – 17 August 2018) was an Iranian actor. Career Ezzatolah Entezami started his career on stage in 1941 and graduated from theatre and cinema school in Hanover, Germany in 1958. He has been acting in movies since 1969. His debut performance in Darius Mehrjui’s film, '' The Cow'', received the Silver Hugo in Chicago International Film Festival in 1971. He shined in the role of a naive villager who cannot endure the death of his beloved cow and starts to believe that he is the cow himself. Entezami was known as one of the most prominent actors in Iranian cinema and has been labeled as the greatest actor in the history of the cinema of Iran. He worked with most of the prominent Iranian film directors, including Darius Mehrjui (eight films), Ali Hatami (four films), Nasser Taqvaee, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Behrouz Afkhami and Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. He was awarded the Crystal Simorgh for the Best Actor twice from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahbaz Noushir
Shahbaz ( fa, شهباز) is a Persian word referring to the fabled guardian bird Shahbaz. Shahbaz, Shabaz or Shehbaz may refer to: People with the given name *Shahbaz Bhatti (1968–2011), Christian Pakistani politician * Shahbaz Khan (actor) (born 1966), formerly Haider Amir, Indian actor * Shahbaz Khan (cricketer) (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer * Shahbaz Khan (hydrologist), Australian climatologist and hydrologist *Shahbaz Khan Bugti, tribal chief in Balochistan *Shahbaz Khan Kamboh (1529–1599), Mughal general of Akbar * Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistani politician *Shahbaz Tariq (born 1948), Norwegian politician *Shahbaz Ali (Born 1982), Pakistani Graphic Designer People with the surname * General Shahbaz Khan Kamboh (1529–1599), Mughal Empire general * Parsegh Shahbaz (1883–1915), Ottoman Armenian lawyer, political activist, journalist, and columnist *Hafizullah Shabaz Khail, Afghan prisoner in US detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba *John C. Shabaz (1931–2012), United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saber Abar
Saber Abar ( fa, صابر اَبَر; born June 8, 1984) is an Iranian actor, director and writer. He is best known for his performance in ''About Elly'' (2008), directed by Academy Award-winning Asghar Farhadi''.'' He has received various accolades, including two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award, in addition to nominations for two Crystal Simorghs and two Hafez Awards. Career Acting career Abar began his career hosting television shows such as ''Rainbow'', a children's TV show, and a game show called ''In 100 Seconds. He later gained recognition with his role in Mohsen Makhmalbaf's ''Sha'ere Zobale''. In 2006, he starred alongside Ezzatollah Entezami in ''Minaye Shahr-e Khamush'' as a driver and that role earned him a Crystal Simorgh Prize Nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Abar's talent did not go unnoticed in ''Dayere Zangi'' (2007), as he then was offered a role in Asghar Farhadi's ''About Elly''. The movie receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehran Rajabi
Mehran Rajabi ( fa, مهران رجبی, born 31 December 1961) is an Iranian actor. Biography He is originally from the village of Varian, Chalous Road, Iran, and his father was a gardener and farmer.He experienced his first appearance in front of the camera in 1997 in the TV series "Hemmat School Kids". His first presence in Iranian cinema was in front of Reza Mirkarimi's camera in "The Child and the Soldier". Also he is such a ''Khayehmal'' person. He had COVID-19 in September 2020, and for this reason he was hospitalized for a few days in a hospital in Zanjan, and rumors were circulating that his general condition was deteriorating. He was finally released from the hospital after 15 days and mentioned this on his Instagram page. Filmography *''Tweezers'' *'' Blade and Termeh'' *''Taboo'' *''The Lizard'' *'' Three Women'' *''Ekhrajiha'' 2 *''Koudak va sarbaz'' *''Kolah too Kolah'' *'' Doctors' Building'' *''Bachelors'' *''Flying Passion'' *'' Soorati'' *'' Divorce Iranian St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Khamseh
Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word , ''Riḍā'', which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree". The name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by Iranians, Arab Christians and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. Given name Religion * Ali al-Ridha, Eighth Shia Ithna Ashari Imam. * Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Academics * Reza Afshari, Iranian historian * Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher * Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist * Reza Iravani, Iranian academic * Rida Khawaldeh, Jordanian academic * Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician * Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist * Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist * Rida Said, Syrian physician * Rı ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roya Javidnia
Roya may refer to: * ''Roya'' (alga), a genus of green algae and a subgroup of Zygnemataceae * Roya (river), a river of France and Italy * Roya (genus), a synonym of ''Williamia'', a genus of small sea snails * Roya (given name), a female proper name of Persian origin, meaning "fantasy" or "dream" * Roya (singer), an Azerbaijani pop singer * Roya, Princess Samira’s pet peacock in Shimmer and Shine * Ro'ya TV, a private Jordanian television station * Roya, a California based Software as a Service company Notable people with this name * Roya Arab, UK-based Iranian musician and archaeologist * Roya Hakakian, Iranian American Jewish poet, journalist, and writer * Roya Maboudian, American academic and researcher in the field of chemical engineering * Roya Megnot, American actress * Roya Mirelmi, Iranian theater, cinema and television actress * Roya Nonahali, Iranian actress and director * Roya Rahmani, Afghan diplomat * Roya Ramezani, Iranian designer and women's rights ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirja Mahir (born 1976), Finnish politician
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Mirja is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Mirja Boes (born 1971), German comedian, actress, and singer *Mirja Breitholtz, Swedish songwriter and producer * Mirja Hietamies (1931–2013), Finnish cross-country skier *Mirja Jämes (1924–2020), Finnish former hurdler *Mirja Lehtonen (1942–2009), Finnish cross-country skier *Mirja Mane (1929–1974), Finnish actress * Mirja Ojanen (born 1967), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor *Mirja Puhakka (born 1955), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor * Mirja Turestedt (born 1972), Swedish actress *Mirja Vehkaperä Mirja Tellervo Vehkaperä (born 6 April 1976) is a Finnish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2018 until 2019. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiburon Film Festival
Tiburon (Spanish ''Tiburón'', "shark") may refer to: Places ;United States * Tiburon, California * Tiburón Golf Club Naples, Florida * Tiburon Peninsula (California), a peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California ;Mexico * Tiburón Island, an island in the Gulf of California ;Haiti * Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti * Tiburon, Sud, commune in Haiti ;Denmark * Thyborøn, a fishing village on the west coast of Jutland Arts * ''Tiburon'', a 1935 prize winning first novel about the people of the eponymous town by Kylie Tennant * ''El Tiburón'', a single by Proyecto Uno. Also covered by Henry Mendez * "Tiburón" (Rubén Blades song), by Willie Colón and Rubén Blades Others * Hyundai Tiburon, a car built by the Hyundai Motor Company * Hoyt Tiburon, a take-down recurve bow built by Hoyt Archery * USS ''Tiburon'' (SS-529) * ROV ''Tiburon'', a deep-sea research robot of the R/V ''Western Flyer'' * EA Tiburon, an Electronic Arts studio in Orlando, Florida; developer of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
