Farrokh Ghaffari
Biography
Farrokh Ghaffari (Persian: فرخ غفاری) (born 1921 – died 17 December 2006) 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.
Known For(9 works)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977
Night of the Hunchback
1965Night of the Hunchback
1965
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
2013Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
2013
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016
The Lantern of Imagination
1976The Lantern of Imagination
1976
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
1973Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
1973
O.K. Mister
1979O.K. Mister
1979
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
2011Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
2011
Days of Farrokh
2006Days of Farrokh
2006