Nasser Taghvai

Nasser Taghvai (Persian: ناصر تقوایی, also romanized as Nāser Taghvā'i and Nāser Taqvāyi; born 10 July 1941) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.

Nāsser Taghvāi, c. 2007

Biography

Taghvāi was born in Abadan. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. He made his debut, Tranquility in the Presence of Others, in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films.[1][2][3]

Most of his works have been based on novels. Captain Khorshid is an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not, which won the third prize at the 48th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 1988.

In 1999 he directed a segment of the film Tales of Kish, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[4][5]

Filmography
  • Rahaee (Short Film), 1971
  • Tranquility in the Presence of Others, 1972
  • Sadeq the Kurdish, 1972
  • Curse, 1973
  • My Uncle Napoleon (TV series), 1976
  • Koochak-e-Jangali, 1980-1983 was banned by I.R.I.B
  • Captain Khorshid, 1987
  • Oh Iran, 1990
  • Tales of Kish ("Greek Ship" episode), 1999
  • Unruled Paper, 2001
  • Zangi and Rumi , 2002 was banned by The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Bitter tea , 2003 was banned by The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Awards and nominations


See also

References
  1. عبدی, محمد (15 November 2021). "جهان داستانی ناصر تقوایی". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. در مورد ناصر تقوایی www.irna.ir , irna news Agensy
  3. "ناصر تقوایی و علی حاتمی نقطه عطف سینما هستند/کیمیایی پر از نوآوری". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. "Festival de Cannes: Tales of Kish". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  5. کریمی, خانم. "ناصر تقوایی با پیشگام جنبش سینمایی ایران ناصر تقوایی آشنا شوید". حقوق نیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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