Rasoul Mollagholipour (
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
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:رسول ملاقلیپور; also spelled Rasool Mollagholi Poor; 1955 – 6 March 2007) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter and
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
.
Career
He began his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the 1980–88
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...
. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava".
His movie ''
Mim Mesle Madar'' (M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its tragic, intense, and shocking scenes. It was selected to represent
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 Turkmeni ...
in the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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category at the
2008 Oscars.
He also wrote film scripts and acted as a jury member in
Fajr International Film Festival. ''Afternoon of the 10th Day'' was his last feature film.
Films
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Neynava'' (1983)
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A Boat to the Beach'' (1985)
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The Flight in the Night
''The Flight in the Night'' (German: ''Die Flucht in die Nacht'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Conrad Veidt, Robert Scholz and Angelo Ferrari.Soister & Battle p.193-196 It was based on the play '' Henry IV' ...
'' (1986)
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The Horizon'' (1988)
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Majnoon'' (1990)
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Khosoof'' (1992)
#''The Refugee'' (1993)
#''Gharche Sammi'' (''The Poisonous Mushroom'', 2002)
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Mim Mesle Madar'' (2006)
#''Afternoon of the 10th Day'' (2009 - Unfinished, completed by Mojtaba Raie)
See also
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Iranian cinema
The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...
References
External links
Official website*
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Iranian film directors
Iranian screenwriters
1955 births
2007 deaths
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners
Producers who won the Best Film Crystal Simorgh
20th-century screenwriters