Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen MAKHMALBAF (1957, Iran) is a major figure of Iranian cinema. He has written over 30 books and directed 27 films (features, documentaries and short films) in 10 different countries in Asia and Europe. Some of his films have been or are still banned from Iran. The work of Makhmalbaf can be seen as an extended commentary on the historical progression of the Iranian state and its people. Many of his features have been shown in Rotterdam.
Filmography
Tobeh Nosuh/Nasooh's Repentance (1983), Two Blind Eyes (1983), Seeking Sanctuary/Fleeing from Evil to God (1984), Baykot/Boycott (1985), Dastforoush/The Peddler (1989), Bicycleran/The Cyclist (1987), Arousi-ye Khouban/Marriage of the Chosen (1989), Nobat e Asheghi/A Time of Love (1990), Shabhaye Zayendeh-Rood/The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood (1991), Images of the Ghadjar Dynasty (1993, short), Once Upon a Time, Cinema (1991), Honarpisheh/The Actor (1993, short), Salaam Cinema (1995), Gabbeh (1996), Nun va goldoon/A Moment of Innocence (1996), Madresei keh baad bord/School Blown Away by the Wind (1998, short), Sokout/The Silence (1998), Ghessé hayé kish/Tales of Kish (1999, co-dir), Tales of an Island (2000, co-dir), Kandahar (2001), Alefbay-e afghan/The Afghan Alphabet (2002, doc), Monday Market (2004), Colder Than Fire (2005), Sex o phalsapheh/Sex and Philosophy (2005), Chair (2005), Faryad moorcheha/Scream of the Ants (2006), The Man Who Came with the Snow (2009, co-dir), Bagheban/The Gardener (2012)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf op IFFR
BICYCLERAN/THE CYCLIST
75'
Iran
IFFR 1990
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
98'
Iran
IFFR 1993
The Actor
90'
Iran
IFFR 1994
Salaam Cinema
75'
Iran
IFFR 1996
Gabbeh
75'
Iran
IFFR 1997
Namay-e nazdik
93'
Iran
IFFR 1997
Nun va goldun
90'
Iran
IFFR 1997
Ruzi keh khaleh mariz boud
27'
Iran
IFFR 1998
Een school weggeblazen door de wind
8'
Iran
IFFR 1999
De stilte
77'
Frankrijk
IFFR 1999
Le tableau noir
85'
Iran
IFFR 2001
Tales of an Island
76'
Iran
IFFR 2001
Scream of the Ants
89'
India
IFFR 2007
The Gardener
Iran
IFFR 2013