Farrokh Ghaffari was an Iranian film director, actor, critic and author. Along with Ebrahim Golestan and Fereydoun Rahnema he was one of the founders of Iran's New Wave film movement.
Filmography 14
O.K. Mister
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
Night of the Hunchback
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
South of the City
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
The FalconetWhich one is the bride?
The Lantern of Imagination
Days of Farrokh
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
Life of Oil
Rivalry in the City20 credits on file
Awards 1
Connected to Farrokh 3
Directors born in the 1920s 3
About this person
Farrokh Ghaffari was an Iranian film director, actor, critic and author. Along with Ebrahim Golestan and Fereydoun Rahnema he was one of the founders of Iran's New Wave film movement. By establishing the first National Iranian Film Society in 1949 at the Iran Bastan Museum and organizing the first Film Week during which English films were exhibited, Ghaffari laid the foundation for alternative and non-commercial films in Iran.
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2006 · aged 85
Written about in
8 languages
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