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Dancing In The Dust (2003 Film)
'' Dancing in the Dust'' ( fa, رقص در غبار) is a 2003 Iranian film directed by Asghar Farhadi. Plot Under pressure from his relatives, Nazar an Azerbaijani young man who lives in the immigrants district, divorces his wife Reyhane, and all he can do for his divorced wife is to arrange for payment of her marriage dowry on installments. Nazar encounters great difficulties in raising money for the monthly installments. Cast * Faramarz Gharibian as The Old Man * Baran Kosari Baran Kosari ( fa, باران کوثری; ; born 16 September 1985) is an Iranian actress. Biography She graduated from ''Soureh academy''. ''The Best Papa of the World'' (1991) is her first acting experience. She had appearances in some of her ... as Rayhaneh * Yousef Khodaparast as Nazar Awards and nominations References External links * 2003 films Iranian drama films 2000s Persian-language films Films directed by Asghar Farhadi {{Iran-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi ( fa, اصغر فرهادی, ; born 7 May 1972)Soureh Movie Database is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He has received critical acclaim for his international films which focus on the human condition as well as portray intimate and challenging stories of internal family conflicts. His films include the dramas '''' (2009), '''' (2011), '' The Past'' (2013), '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faramarz Gharibian
Faramarz Gharibian ( fa, فرامرز قریبیان; born 18 November 1941) is an Iranian retired actor. He won three Crystal Simorgh Awards for his performances in ''The Train'' (1988), ''Misty Harbour'' (1992), and ''The Rain Man'' (1998). Career He learned film acting in the School of Visual Arts, US (1971). He started his career with a short role in ''Come Stranger'' (1968, Masoud Kimiai). His professional debut was in ''Soil'' (1973, Masoud Kimiai). In most of his films, he plays the role of a resolute man who, in order to achieve his goals or preserve his ideals, must face conflict and danger. He has some adventure films in his career and also directed three feature films, ''Duel in Tasuki'' (1986), ''Law'' (1995) and ''Her Eyes'' (1999). Gharibian has been nominated for the prize of Best Actor, and has won the prize for ''Train'' (1987), ''Misty Harbor'' (1992) and ''The Rain Man'' (1999) from Fajr International Film Festival. In recent years, he has won international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baran Kosari
Baran Kosari ( fa, باران کوثری; ; born 16 September 1985) is an Iranian actress. Biography She graduated from ''Soureh academy''. ''The Best Papa of the World'' (1991) is her first acting experience. She had appearances in some of her mother's films, '' Nargess'' (1991), ''Rusari-ye Abi ( The Blue-Veiled)'' (1994), ''May Lady'' (1997), ''Kish Stories'' (Rain and Ladsman episode - 1998), ''Under the Skin of the City'' (2000), ''Our Times'' (documentary - 2001). In 2007 she was nominated for the best performance by an actress in Asia Pacific Screen Award for her performance in Mainline. Baran Kosari also ascertained her abilities as a theater actress with playing in ''Over the Mirror'' (1997), with Azita Hajian directing. Filmography Cinema Television series Theater Awards * Won Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 33rd Fajr International Film Festival / The Nameless Alley - 2015 * Nominated Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 30rd Fajr International Film Festival / ... [...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] |
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] |
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (abbreviated APFF) is an annual film festival hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific. The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954. History The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954 as the Southeast Asian Film Festival. In addition to Japan, Hong Kong, the Federation of Malaya, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ... participated. The festival was subsequently held in a different country each year, and its name was changed to the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Best Film winners References External links Asia-Pacific Film Festivalon IMDb Asian film awards Film festivals held in multiple countries Film festivals established in 1954 Awards establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Moscow International Film Festival
The 25th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 to 29 June 2003. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-Spanish film ''The End of a Mystery'' directed by Miguel Hermoso. Jury * Sergei Bodrov (Russia – President of the Jury) * Agnieszka Holland (Poland) * Ken Russell (Great Britain) * Moritz Bleibtreu (Germany) * Babak Payami (Iran) * Mika Kaurismäki (Finland) * Olga Budina (Russia) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden St. George: ''The End of a Mystery'' by Miguel Hermoso * Special Silver St. George: ''Roads to Koktebel'' by Alexey Popogrebsky, Boris Khlebnikov * Silver St.George: ** Best Director: Jang Joon-hwan for ''Save the Green Planet!'' ** Best Actor: Faramarz Gharibian for '' Dancing in the Dust'' ** Best Actress: Shinobu Otake for ''Owl'' * Special prize for an outstanding contribution to world cinema: Kaneto Shindo * Stanislavsky Award: Fanny Ardant References External linksMosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fajr Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It takes place on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The awards are the Iranian equivalent to the American Academy Awards. The festival has been promoted locally and internationally through television, radio and webinars; speakers have come from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Organizations contributing to the event have included the Farabi Cinema Foundation, Iran film foundation, Press TV, HispanTV and Iran's multi-lingual film channel IFilm. From 2015, the festival has been separated into a national festival in February, which is notable for premieres of the most important domestic movies, and an international one, held in April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pusan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea. The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent. In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City. History * 1st Busan International Film Festival, 13–21 September 1996 : Films screened: 173 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after ''Titanic'' in 1997. '' Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by ''Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Drama Films
Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian languages, a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages * Iranian diaspora, Iranian people living outside Iran * Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia * Iranian foods, list of Iranian foods and dishes * Iranian.com, also known as ''The Iranian'' and ''The Iranian Times'' See also * Persian (other) * Iranians (other) * Languages of Iran * Ethnicities in Iran * Demographics of Iran * Indo-Iranian languages * Irani (other) * List of Iranians This is an alphabetic list of notable people from Iran or its historical predecessors. In the news * Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran * Ebrahim Raisi, president of Iran, former Chief Justice of Iran. * Hassan Rouhani, former president o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Persian-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
