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Amir Ghavidel (Persian: امیر قویدل) (22 March 1947 – 8 November 2009) was an Iranian writer and filmmaker.[1] He started his artistic life at a young age from performing street theatre in his hometown Mashad, before moving to Tehran where he officially started his career in the cinema of Iran.[2] Ghavidel was a screenwriter and director for ten feature films in his career.[3]
Amir Ghavidel | |
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| Born | January 22, 1947 |
| Died | 8 November 2009 (aged 62) |
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| Years active | 1975 – 2009 |
| Children | Rama Ghavidel, Nima Ghavidel, Sina Ghavidel |
Career in cinema
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Before the Iranian revolution
editGhavidel started as a screenwriter and an assistant director to Samuel Khachikian for Death in the Rain (مرگ در باران) in 1975.[2][3] He continued to write Agitation (اضطراب) and The South's Shark (کوسه ی جنوب) and acted as assistant director to Samuel Khachikian for these films in the next three years.[4][5]
After the Iranian revolution
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With the Iranian Revolution and the volatile state of cinema in those days,[1] Ghavidel made films based on Iran's post-revolution social and political concerns and established himself as a filmmaker of modern Iranian cinema.[2] He made his first work, Rain of Blood (خونبارش) as a documentary feature film produced by Rasul Sadrameli in 1980, one year after the revolution.[6] Faramarz Gharibian won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for two of Ghavidel's films Train (ترن) and The Misty Harbour (بندر مه آلود), and Majid Entezami was nominated for best film score for Train.[7][8]
Death
editGhavidel passed away as a result of complications due to liver failure on 8 November 2009 in Tehran.[9]
Filmography
editDirector
edit- A Friend Made of Fire (2009)
- Dayereh Tardid (TV Series) (2003)
- Rokhsareh (2002)
- Shab Cheragh (TV Series) (2002)
- The Misty Harbour (1992)
- Del Namak (1990)
- Galan (1990)
- Train (1988)
- Bloody Rice (1984)
- Mirza Koochak Khan (1983)
- Sardar-e Jangal (1983)
- A Little Tale (Short) (1980)
- Rain of Blood (1980)
Writer
edit- The Misty Harbour (1992)
- Galan (1990)
- Train (1988)
- Bloody Rice (1984)
- Mirza Koochak Khan (1983)
- Sardar-e Jangal (1983)
- A Little Tale (Short) (1980)
- Rain of Blood (1980)
- Tonight A Tear Is Shed (1979)
- The South's Shark (1978)
- Agitation (1976)
- Death in the Rain (1975)
Assistant Director
edit- The Eagles (1985)
- Farman (1982)
- The South's Shark (1978)
- Agitation (1976)
- Death in the Rain (1975)
Art Director
edit- Train (1988)
References
edit- ^ a b Xutasi, Atas. "141009187 Iranian Cinema".
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- ^ a b ".: Iranian Movie DataBase امير قويدل :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase فيلم اضطراب :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Green, John. "Shark of the South کوسه جنوب Iraj Ghaderi 1978 Iranian film poster". Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "..::: The Iranian Aliance of Motion Picture Guilds :::." www.oldkhanehcinema.ir. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase جوايز اهدا شده در جشنواره بين المللي فيلم فجر ـ دوره يازدهم :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase موضوعات جوايز در جشنواره بين المللي فيلم فجر ـ دوره ششم :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "امیر قویدل، کارگردان سینمای ایران درگذشت". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2021-07-21.