Bahman Farmanara
Iranian film director · Iran · On the map · Directors · Born 1942 · age 84
Bahman Farmanara is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for his films Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (2000), A House Built on Water (2001), and A Little Kiss (2005). Bahman Farmanara is the second son of a family of four brothers and one sister.
Bahman Farmanara is read about 98 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Nosrat Karimi, Being an Artist in IranFilm, himself2020
No ChoiceFilm2019
Our Brave MamaFilm, Director2016
New WaveFilm2014
A Man for All SeasonsFilm, Director2010
The Cancelled ConcertFilm, Director, Producer2007
Persian CarpetFilm, Director, Writer2006
Being FarmanaraFilm, himself2002
A House Built on WaterFilm, Director, Writer1979
Tall Shadows of the WindFilm, Director, Writer1978
Along the NightFilm, Producer1976
Chess of the WindFilm, Producer1975
Prince EhtejabFilm, Director, Writer1972
The House of Qamar KhanoomFilm, Director1942Born23 January 1942People around Bahman
Close ties
Reza Kianian Bahman directed Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (2000)
Roya Nonahali Bahman directed Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (2000)
Jamshid Mashayekhi Bahman directed A House Built on Water (2002)
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya Bahman directed A Little Kiss (2005)
Hedieh Tehrani Bahman directed A House Built on Water (2002)
Behnaz Jafari Bahman directed A House Built on Water (2002)
Saber Abar Bahman directed I Want to Dance (2018)
Bita Farahi Bahman directed A House Built on Water (2002)
Googoosh Bahman produced Dar Emtedade Shab (1978)
Max von Sydow Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1977)
Jean-Louis Trintignant Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1980)
Philippe Noiret Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1980)
Giuliano Gemma Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1980)
Jacques Perrin Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1980)
Leila Hatami Bahman directed The Tale of the Sea (2020)
Francisco Rabal Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1979)
Bahram Beyzai Also in The Raven and Persian Carpet
Mohammad-Reza Golzar Bahman directed I Want to Dance (2018)
Laurent Terzieff Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1980)
Lilla Brignone Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1980)
Sahar Dolatshahi Bahman directed I Want to Dance (2018)
Rana Azadivar Bahman directed Earthbound (2008)
Ali Nassirian Bahman directed The Tale of the Sea (2020)
Rolf Wanka Bahman produced The Desert of the Tartars (1980)
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Media & music
About this person
The family business was Textile and he was the only son who did not join the company and went off to the United Kingdom and later on to the United States to study acting and directing. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Cinema in 1966. After returning to Iran and doing military service, he joined the National Iranian Radio and Television.
