Farrokh Ghaffari
Directing
- Born
- November 24, 1921 · Iran
- Died
- December 17, 2006 (age 85)
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
Behind the camera6
- 1975The Falconet Writer, Director
- 1965Night of the Hunchback Producer, Director, Writer
- 1963Life of Oil Director
- 1960Rivalry in the City Director
- 1959Which one is the bride? Director, Producer
- 1958South of the City Director, Producer
Acting9
- 2016Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses as Self
- 2013Abbas Kiarostami: A Report as Self
- 2011