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Good To Be Back (2013 Film)
''Good to Be Back'' ( fa, چه خوبه که برگشتی, italic=yes) is a 2013 Iranian comedy-drama film directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Plot Dentist Farzad (Hamed Behdad) has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily stresses. Farzad is delighted to be reunited with his old friend, Kambiz (Reza Attaran), who has been his seaside neighbor for years. Upon his arrival in the Iran, a mysterious quasi-space object appears and causes Dr. Yasmin and her magic stones to enter Farzad's life, which threatens Farzad and Kambiz long friendship. Cast * Hamed Behdad * Mahnaz Afshar * Reza Attaran * Alireza Jafari * Homayoun Ershadi * Roya Teymourian * Hasan Pourshirazi Hasan Pourshirazi ( fa, حسن پورشیرازی; born 1957) is an Iranian television and film actor. He is best known for his acting in the films '' Mum's Guest'' and ''Santouri'', and the TV series ''Nargess''. Filmography *2020 180° Rul ... * Mohammad Kart * Ali Asghar Tabasi * Raz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariush Mehrjui
Dariush Mehrju'i ( fa, داریوش مهرجویی , born 8 December 1939, also spelled as ''Mehrjui'', ''Mehrjoui'', Mehrjooi, and ''Mehrjuyi'') is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s. His second film, ''Gaav'', is considered to be the first film of this movement, which also included Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays. Career Early life and education Dariush Mehrjui was born to a middle-class family in Tehran. He showed interest in painting miniatures, music, and playing santoor and piano. He spent a lot of time going to the movies, particularly American films which were un-dubbed and inter-spliced with explanatory title cards that explained the plot throughout the films. At this time Mehrjui started to learn English so as to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Dormishian
Reza Dormishian ( fa, رضا درمیشیان ) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer. He has worked as assistant director with notable directors such as Dariush Mehrjui, Fereydoun Jeyrani, and Alireza Davood Nejad. Career He started writing as a film critic in 1997 for several newspapers. He later worked as an executive editor for cinema books and magazines. He was an assistant to some prestigious Iranian filmmakers, including Dariush Mehrjui and Alireza Davood Nejad. He has also worked as a screenwriter. He started making short films and documentaries in 2002. ''Hatred'' was his first feature film, produced independently in Istanbul. ''Hatred'' displays the frenzied love and hatred and two accounts from two phases in the life of an Iranian refugee couple in Istanbul, Turkey. The film was received well by critics and cinema writers and the Iranian critics gave it three awards (Best Directing, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing). Although ''Hatred'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamed Behdad
Hamed Behdad ( fa, حامد بهداد; born November 17, 1973) is an Iranian actor and singer. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards. He has won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival for his role in '' Castle of Dreams'' (2019). Early life Hamed Behdad was born on 17 November 1973 in Mashhad, Iran. He has lived his childhood and youth in Mashhad, Tehran, and Nishabur in a row. Behdad has returned to his hometown, Mashhad, again with his family when he was a high school freshman. He holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts Acting from Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Iran. Career Behdad was first introduced to Iran's Cinema with the movie, '' End of Game''. He was then, nominated for Crystal Simorgh in the Fajr Film Festival for the Best First Actor for this movie. In continue, he has been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahnaz Afshar
Mahnaz Afshar ( fa, مهناز افشار; born June 10, 1977) is an Iranian actress. She gained wide recognition in the record-breaking film ''Cease Fire'' (2006). She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Cymorgh, two Hafez Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Life and career Afshar was born in Tehran, Iran. She graduated in natural science in high school. After graduation, one of her relatives who was the Theater Affairs Assistant in "Soureh" college introduced her to "Hannaneh" Art institute. Having studied video editions in the following years, she participated in the assembly job of "Ketāb-e Avval as a Golddigger" training materials, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Later on, she was invited by Shamsi Fazlollahi to act in a TV series called Gomshodeh (Lost) directed by Masoud Navaii, making her first official play in the TV industry. Her professional career continued by acting in a movie called "Doostam" (Friends) directed by Abdol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Attaran
Reza Attaran (Persian: رضا عطاران, born May 10, 1968) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and singer. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Cymorgh, five Hafez Awards Hafez Awards is an annual awards ceremony which is held honoring cinematic achievements in Iranian cinema. The awards, first presented in 1997, are presented by Picture World Magazine (Aka. Donyaye Tassvir in Persian) which makes it to be known a ..., an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and three Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards. Early life Attaran was born in Mashhad on May 10, 1968. He has two older sisters and a younger brother and is the third child in the family. Attaran is originally from Kakhkand his mother died in an earthquake in Kakhk. Filmography Film Television Web Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Attaran, Raza 1968 births Living people Iranian comedians Iranian screenwriters Iranian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alireza Jafari
Alireza Jafari ( fa, علیرضا جعفری) is an Iranian comedian and actor born on 25 April 1994 in Tehran, Iran. Biography He started his career at the age of five and became known with the film '' Mum's Guest'' directed by Dariush Mehrjui. After that, he starred in many movies and series. His uncle, Amir Jafari, is a prominent Iranian actor and he has collaborated with many artists such as Golab Adineh, Elnaz Shakerdoost, Danial Hajibarat, Reza Attaran, Tannaz Tabatabaei and Tarlan Parvaneh. Filmography excerpt * ''Siavash'' (TV series) directed by Soroush Mohammadzadeh * ''Angel Street Bride'' directed by Mehdi Khosravi * ''King of Ear'' (TV series) directed by Davood Mir Bagheri * ''Ferris wheel'' (TV series) directed by Aziz Allah Hamidnejad * ''Hasht Behesht'' (TV series) directed by Saeed Alemzadeh * ''Good to Be Back'' directed by Dariush Mehrjui * ''The Accused Escaped'' (TV series) directed by Reza Attaran * ''Acacia Alley Acacia Alley ( fa, کوچه اقاقیا ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Ershadi
Homayoun Ershadi (also spelled Homayon Ershadi, fa, همایون ارشادی ; born March 26, 1947) is an Iranian actor, known for his debut role in '' Taste of Cherry'' (1997), and several Iranian and other films since then, including Hollywood movies ''The Kite Runner'' and ''Zero Dark Thirty''. Biography Ershadi studied architecture in Italy, graduating in 1970 and worked as an architect for many years. He was discovered as an actor by acclaimed Iranian New Wave film director, Abbas Kiarostami. While Ershadi was sitting in his car in traffic in Tehran he was approached by Kiarostami and eventually chosen to play the leading role in the film, '' Taste of Cherry''. In 2007 he was cast in ''The Kite Runner'', a film about two young boys growing up in Afghanistan. Awards Ershadi won the Sepanta Awards in 2017 for "Best Actor for Short Film" for his work in ''Blue Lantern'', from the 10th Annual Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco, California, US. Cultural reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roya Teymourian
Roya Teymourian ( fa, رویا تیموریان, born 19 March 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian actress. Selected filmography Film * ''Women's Prison'' * ''Gharch-e Sammi'' * '' Beed-e Majnoon'' (The Willow Tree, by Majid Majidi) * ''Kafe Setereh'' * ''Good to Be Back'' * ''Polaris'' * ''Conjugal Visit'' * ''Leather Jacket'' TV Film * Love in Persian TV Series * '' Jeyran (TV series)'' * ''Tenth Night'' * ''Madare sefr darajeh'' (Zero Degree Turn) * ''Saate Sheni'' (sand clock) * ''Shamsolemareh'' * ''The Recall ''The Recall'' is a 2017 Canadian-American science fiction horror film directed by Mauro Borrelli, and written by Reggie Keyohara and Sam Acton King. The film, starring Wesley Snipes, R. J. Mitte and Jedidiah Goodacre, was released on June 3, 20 ...'' References External links * 1959 births Living people People from Tehran Actresses from Tehran Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses Iranian television actresses 20th-century Iranian actresses 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Pourshirazi
Hasan Pourshirazi ( fa, حسن پورشیرازی; born 1957) is an Iranian television and film actor. He is best known for his acting in the films '' Mum's Guest'' and ''Santouri'', and the TV series ''Nargess''. Filmography *2020 180° Rule *2020 Slaughterhouse *2019 Oath *2018 The Last Fiction *2015 Loneliness of Leila (TV Series) *2015 Kimia * 2014 Hussein Who Said No * 2013 Good to Be Back * 2013 Gonjeshkak -e Ashimashi * 2011 Goodbye Goodbye, Good bye, or Good-bye is a parting phrase and may refer to: Film * ''Goodbye'' (1918 film), a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Goodbye'' (1995 film) (''Tot Ziens!''), a Dutch film directed by Heddy Honigmann * ''Goodbye'' ... * 2010 Mokhtarnameh (TV Series) * 2009 A Man Who Ate His Cherries * 2009 The White Meadows * 2008 A Simple Mistake (TV Movie) * 2008 Nardebam-e Aseman * 2007 Santoori * 2006 Half Moon * 2006 Nargess (TV series) * 2006 Be ahestegi... * 2004 Mum's Guest * 2002 Under the Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayedeh Safiyari
Hayedeh Safiyari ( fa, هایده صفییاری; born 27 June 1959) is an Iranian film editor and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She graduated in Art Cinema from a reputed University in Iran and decided to pursue her professional career in movie editing. Immediately after graduating from the university, she was recruited in the national TV of Iran. The majority of the edits she has carried out are for internationally well-known filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi, Bahram Beyzai, Bahman Ghobadi, Rakhshan Banietemad, Reza Dormishian, Alireza Raeesian, Shahram Alidi, and Pooran Derakhshande. She is best known for her long-time collaborations with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, including the Oscar-winning ''A Separation'' and '' The Salesman''. She has receive several precious awards namely, the Crystal Simorgh, the Statue of the Cinema House, Asian Film Award, Fajr film festival, Iran’s film Critics & Writers Association; and Nominated for C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Rezai
Christophe Rezai ( fa, کریستف رضاعی; Born 1966, Toulouse) is a French-Iranian composer living in Tehran since 1994. Career He was born from an Iranian Father and a French mother in 1966 in the city of Toulouse in France. He has studied music (piano, vocal and theory) along with engineering and marketing. Since 1987 he has recorded around 300 tracks for Iranian television advertisement. He has composed soundtracks for long film, short films as well as documentaries and has worked with director like Dariush Mehrjui, Mani Haghighi, Shahram Mokri, Safi Yazdanian, Rassoul Sadr Ameli and many others. He initiated a baroque music ensemble (Aria Music) in 1996, giving concerts in Iran & India. He further established the Nour ensemble. In the summer of 2004, Nour appeared in a musical documentary, this time filmed at the Palace of Ardashir in Firouzabad. The arrangements of Journey (2001, Hermes Records) is also among his musical activities. In 2003, Rezai won the first prize of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Films
The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films ('' Top Gun'', '' Jurassic Park'', and '' The Wizard of Oz'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It’s also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year’s films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form’s opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don’t exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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