History of Iranian Cinema: in Four Parts

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Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow (Trailer)

By International Film & Video Center | July 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow (Trailer)
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Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow

By International Film & Video Center | April 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow

Featuring: Members of the film crew of The Cow: Dariush Mehrjui (director), Ezzatollah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jafar Vali, Ezzatollah Ramezanifar, Reza Fazeli, (Actors),…

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Najaf Daryabandari: A Window on the World

By International Film & Video Center | May 21, 2021 | Comments Off on Najaf Daryabandari: A Window on the World

Najaf Daryabandari (1929 – 2020), a self-trained painter, photographer, writer, and translator, who left behind 28 translations, 6 collections of works and 6 interviews. He was…

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Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

By International Film & Video Center | September 11, 2019 | Comments Off on Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

International Film & Video Center PresentsBahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors A Film by Bahman Maghsoudlou With: Lily Amir-Arjomand, Bahram Beyzaie, Godfrey Cheshire, Parvaneh Masumi, Esmail Nooriala, Richard…

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Credit & Synopsis of Razor’s Edge

By International Film & Video Center | December 31, 2018 | Comments Off on Credit & Synopsis of Razor’s Edge

Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian ActressesThe History of Iranian Cinema (1930-1979) Writer/Director/Producer: Bahman Maghsoudlou Actresses: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mary Apick, Pouri Banai, Simin Ghaffari, Vida Ghahremani,…

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Bahman Maghsoudlou with Naser Malek Motii

Life of a legend, Naser Malek Motii

By International Film & Video Center | December 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Life of a legend, Naser Malek Motii

Cinema Without Borders published an article about life and legacy of Iranian super star, Naser Malek Motii, by Bahman Maghsoudlou in early December 2018. The…

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Bahman Maghsoudlou with Ahmed Mahmoud

Remembering Ahmad Mahmoud

By International Film & Video Center | October 4, 2018 | Comments Off on Remembering Ahmad Mahmoud

Thursday, October 4, 2018 marked sixteen years since the passing of Ahmad Mahmoud (1931-2002), a great writer and a dear friend. We first met in…

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Ehsan Yarshater (1920-2018)

By International Film & Video Center | September 28, 2018 | Comments Off on Ehsan Yarshater (1920-2018)

[:en] These days, it feels as if we are losing all of our great Iranian artists, writers, and thinkers one by one, unique people who…

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Honoring the Record of Bahman Maghsoudlou

By International Film & Video Center | September 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Honoring the Record of Bahman Maghsoudlou

On Sunday evening September 23,2018, five cultural and artistical organization honored almost fifty years record of Bahman Maghsoudlou in Toronto, Canada. Hassan Zerehi the editor-in-chief…

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خاطرات من از استاد بزرگ آنتونی کویین

By International Film & Video Center | September 5, 2018 | Comments Off on خاطرات من از استاد بزرگ آنتونی کویین

توفیق آن را داشتم که در اوایل دهه نود با آنتونی کویین، این هنرمند افسانه‌ای و چند وجهی، ملافات داشته باشم. این دیدار به همکاری…

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Poster of Bahram Beyzaie showcasing his work

Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

By International Film & Video Center | November 16, 2017 | Comments Off on Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors
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With Bernardo Bertolucci in Rome

By International Film & Video Center | November 14, 2017 | Comments Off on With Bernardo Bertolucci in Rome

With Bernardo Bertolucci in Rome On November 13, 2017, I had a unique opportunity to meet and chat with a master, legendary director Bernardo Bertolucci,…

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A look into the Realistic, Humanistic and Poetic Amir Naderi’s Cinema

By International Film & Video Center | October 25, 2017 | Comments Off on A look into the Realistic, Humanistic and Poetic Amir Naderi’s Cinema

Iranian film director and writer Amir Naderi’s rise to prominence has not only provided him with the recognition that his powerful cinema richly deserves, but…

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The Legacy of Iranian Actress at Montclair State University

By International Film & Video Center | October 11, 2017 | Comments Off on The Legacy of Iranian Actress at Montclair State University

Last night Razor’s Edge: Legacy of Iranian Actresses screened at the Presentation Hall of The Film Institute at Mont Clair University. The program was part…

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European Screenings of Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses in 2017

By International Film & Video Center | September 30, 2017 | Comments Off on European Screenings of Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses in 2017

Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses premiered in Europe by landing in Paris on March 7, Women’s Day, at Cinema Luminor. The marvelous event was…

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Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses at the Iranian Film Festival, San Francisco, 2017

By International Film & Video Center | September 25, 2017 | Comments Off on Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses at the Iranian Film Festival, San Francisco, 2017

On the evening of September 24, Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses was screened at the 10th Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco (Iranian Film Festival –…

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Numerous screenings of Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses in Canada during 2017

By International Film & Video Center | September 5, 2017 | Comments Off on Numerous screenings of Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses in Canada during 2017

After Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses successfully premiered at the 40th Montreal World Film Festival on September 3, 2016, the film was immediately screened at the…

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Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses

By International Film & Video Center | June 25, 2017 | Comments Off on Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses

Diaspora Arts Connection proudly presents a special screening of Bahman Maghsoudlou’s Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses. “…an amazing piece of history…for many generations…

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هفتاد و یکمین شماره از ماهنامه‌ی خط صلح منتشر شد

By International Film & Video Center | March 28, 2017 | Comments Off on هفتاد و یکمین شماره از ماهنامه‌ی خط صلح منتشر شد

در پرونده‌‌‌ی ویژه‌‌ی این شماره از خط صلح با عنوان “سیمای زن در سینمای ایران”، جايگاه زن در سینمای کشور و موقعيت حقوقی-اجتماعی او در…

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Premier of Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses in Los Angeles

By International Film & Video Center | February 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Premier of Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses in Los Angeles

Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses, a feature documentary by Bahman Maghsoudlou, premiered at the Screen Writer’s Guild of America in Los Angeles on…

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Recent Events

Dr. Bahman Maghsoudloo at the Iran Center London: Kiarostami, a report

دکتر بهمن مقصودلو در کانون ایران لندن: کیارستمی، یک گزارش

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist—Paris

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist—Paris

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist — Toronto

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist — Toronto

Los Angeles Film Center: Iran Droudy

کانون فیلم لس آنجلس: ایران درّودی

Festivals

Moscow Film Festival—2002

Moscow Film Festival—2002

St. Pertersburg Festival — 2000: Jury Member

St. Pertersburg Festival — 2000: Jury Member

Cairo Film Festival—1999: Surviving Paradise

Cairo Film Festival—1999: Surviving Paradise

Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival—1999: Life in Fog

Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival—1999: Life in Fog

Locarno Film Festival—1996: Seven Servants

Locarno Film Festival—1996: Seven Servants

Pesaro Film Festival—1990

Pesaro Film Festival—1990

Trailers

Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow poster

Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow (Trailer)

Abbas Kiarostami With Glasses, A Report Image

Abbas Kiarostami — A Report (Trailer)

Poster of Bahram Beyzaie showcasing his work

Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist

Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (Trailer)

Razor’s Edge: the Legacy of Iranian Actresses — Official Trailer

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