A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Naser Taghvai
ناصر تقوائی
ناصر تقوایی
Birthplace:
Iran
Born:
July 10, 1941
Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. 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. He became famous by directing the TV series My Uncle Napoleon. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. 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.
Director:
1967 "Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony
1967 Taxi Meter
1967 The Barbershop of Sun
1967 Women and Professions
1968 Thursday-bazaar of Minaab
1969 The Palm
1969 Wind of Jinn
1970 Arba'een
1970 Naankhor-haye bisavadi
1970 Wind of Zaar
1971 Release
1972 Sadegh the Kurd
1972 Tranquility in the Presence of Others
1973 The Curse
1987 Captain Khorshid
1990 Ey Iran
1997 Pish
1999 Tales of Kish
2002 Unruled Paper
Editor:
1967 "Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony
1967 Taxi Meter
1967 The Barbershop of Sun
1967 Women and Professions
1968 Thursday-bazaar of Minaab
1969 The Palm
1969 Wind of Jinn
1970 Arba'een
1970 Naankhor-haye bisavadi
1970 Wind of Zaar
1971 Release
1972 Sadegh the Kurd
1972 Tranquility in the Presence of Others
1973 The Curse
1987 Captain Khorshid
1990 Ey Iran
1997 Pish
1999 Tales of Kish
2002 Unruled Paper
Screenplay:
1967 "Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony
1967 Taxi Meter
1967 The Barbershop of Sun
1967 Women and Professions
1968 Thursday-bazaar of Minaab
1969 The Palm
1969 Wind of Jinn
1970 Arba'een
1970 Naankhor-haye bisavadi
1970 Wind of Zaar
1971 Release
1972 Sadegh the Kurd
1972 Tranquility in the Presence of Others
1973 The Curse
1987 Captain Khorshid
1990 Ey Iran
1997 Pish
1999 Tales of Kish
2002 Unruled Paper
Writer:
1967 "Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony
1967 Taxi Meter
1967 The Barbershop of Sun
1967 Women and Professions
1968 Thursday-bazaar of Minaab
1969 The Palm
1969 Wind of Jinn
1970 Arba'een
1970 Naankhor-haye bisavadi
1970 Wind of Zaar
1971 Release
1972 Sadegh the Kurd
1972 Tranquility in the Presence of Others
1973 The Curse
1987 Captain Khorshid
1990 Ey Iran
1997 Pish
1999 Tales of Kish
2002 Unruled Paper
Director:
1976 My Uncle Napoleon
Writer:
1976 My Uncle Napoleon
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