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Farrokh Ghaffari
Born 1921-11-24Iran
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian ActressesSelfAbbas Kiarostami: A ReportSelfBonjour Monsieur GhaffariselfDays of FarrokhSelfO.K. MisterWilliam Knox D'ArcyIspahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)Lui-mêmeThe Lantern of ImaginationRoleSamad and Foolad Zereh, the OgreThe head of the AsylumNight of the HunchbackRole