ALI HATAMI
Ali Hatami
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: August 19, 1944
Deathday: December 7, 1996
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Biography
Abbas Ali Hatami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as a playwright. Among his plays are: The Demon and the Bald Hassan, Adam and Eve, The Fisherman's Story, City of Oranges, Talisman and Silk. He began his professional film career in 1970 by writing and directing Hassan, the bald (1970). In the following years, he developed a personal style that was characterized by melodious dialogue, traditional Iranian ambiance created through architecture and set design. His last film, World Champion Takhti, remained unfinished because of his death in 1996 due to cancer.
Filmography
Production
Writer, Director
1997·
Punishment CommitteWriter, Director
1992·
Love-StrickenDirector
1990·
MotherWriter, Director
1988·
Hezar DastanCreator, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
Director, Costume Design
1984·
KamalolmolkDirector, Writer, Costume Design, Production Design
1983·
Hajji WashingtonDirector, Writer
1977·
DesideriumDirector, Writer
1972·
GhalandarWriter, Director
1972·
The SuitorDirector
1972·
Sattar KhanWriter, Director, Production Design
1971·
Baba ShamalWriter, Director
1970·
Hassan, the BaldWriter, Director
1970·
Wood PigeonWriter, Director