NASSER TAGHVAI

Nasser Taghvai
Nasser Taghvai
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: July 10, 1941
Place of Birth: Iran

Biography

Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. He made his debut, Tranquility in the Presence of Others, in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. He became famous by directing the TV series My Uncle Napoleon. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. Most of his works have been based on novels. Captain Khorshid is an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not, which won the third prize at the 48th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 1988. In 1999 he directed a segment of the film Tales of Kish, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Starring

himself (archive footage)
Himself
Self
2020·
Frame
Self
Himself
himself

Production

Writer, Director
Director
1997·
Pish
Director, Writer
1990·
Ey Iran
Director, Writer
Editor, Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
1973·
The Curse
Director
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
1971·
Release
Writer, Director
Director
Writer, Director
1970·
Arba'een
Director
1969·
The Palm
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
Director
Director