Farrokh Ghaffari
Directing·November 24, 1921·† December 17, 2006 — 85 years old·Iran
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
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2016Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian ActressesSelf2013Abbas Kiarostami: A ReportSelf2011Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffariself2006Days of FarrokhSelf1979O.K. MisterWilliam Knox D'Arcy1977Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)Lui-même1976The Lantern of Imagination1975The FalconetDirector · Writer1973Samad and Foolad Zereh, the OgreThe head of the Asylum1965Night of the HunchbackProducer · Director · Writer1963Life of OilDirector1960Rivalry in the CityDirector1959Which one is the bride?Director · Producer1958South of the CityDirector · Producer