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Farrokh Ghaffari

Nov 24, 1921 - Dec 17, 2006 (85 years old) in 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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Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
Self
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Days of Farrokh
Self
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O.K. Mister
William Knox D'Arcy
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Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
The head of the Asylum
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The Lantern of Imagination‏
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Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Self
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Night of the Hunchback
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Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Lui-même
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Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
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