The silence 1998, the gardener 2012 arrow films remastered dvd 2018. This is what makes a moment of innocence either something of an intriguing game or just maddeningly disconcerting, depending on your tastes. May 21, 20 an awardwinning film exploring the question of religion through the eyes of a humble gardener and the fatherson filmmakers who are there to learn and question watch it in a cinema or request a. With ririva eona mabi, paula asadi, bal kumari gurung, ian david huang. We open with a lone man, walking along a railroad track, looking at a paper, eventually finding his way to a house. The door opened by a small child hana makhmalbaf, the. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. Mohsen makhmalbaf originally traveled to the remote steppes of southeastern iran to document the lives of an almost extinct tribe of nomads. This is the first time a famous iranian artist and a. Mohsen makhmalbaf quotes from a problem was the lack of cooperation of the afghan community itself. Aug 10, 2015 hes been jailed, poisoned, banned and bombed. A problem was the lack of cooperation of the afghan community itself. Samira makhmalbaf is considered to be one of the most influential directors as part of the iranian new wave.
Please use the site search to find films, festivals and series from 20 onward. Films made by father mohsen makhmalbaf mo, his daughters samira sa or hana ha, or his wife marziyeh meshkini ma. The gardener, starts with research of a religion, ends with poem which chants the peace. Mohsen makhmalbaf biography, movie highlights and photos. The film opens with tayebi approaching makhmalbafs residence and asking his daughter hana mohsen is not at home at the time if he can have a part in mohsens new film. Thus the makhmalbaf film house was formed, with mohsens wife, marziyeh meshkini, and young daughters samira and hana as its first auteurs in the making. The gardener a film by mohsen makhmalbaf with subtitles. As a child, she would join her father on his film sets and watch him edit afterward. The gardener documentary iran the gardener documentary iran by richard kuipers a makhmalbaf film house production. The gardner, a documentary by mohsen makhmalbaf iran. This collection presents three of makhmalbaf s most lyrical films which the director has termed his poetic trilogy. Its story of a despot mikheil gomiashvili caught in the midst of a revolution, who escapes his countrys futuristically designed capital city to traverse the underdeveloped countryside with his cosseted. Mohsen makhmalbaf follows a gardener who works at the bahai gardens to understand who he is and why he is there. In the gardener, mohsen makhmalbafs documentary about bahai shrines and religious belief, his image is reflected in a mirror held by ririva eona mabi, the gardener of the title.
The gardener, mohsen makhmalbafs inquiry into religion. Mohsen makhmalbaf is an iranian filmmaker and spokesman for the mousavi campaign. I had the opportunity to attend the final screening of the gardener, a film by multi awardwinning iranian film maker mohsen makhmalbaf. As the father accompanies a gardener from papua new guinea, he finds similarities between the teachings of this religion, which was born in iran, and the positive ideas promoted by people like mandela and gandhi. Mohsen makhmalbafbbc radio 4, june 15, 2009 internet archive. The film opens with an image of a girls outstretched hand watering a withered flower through the bars of a door. This weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbaf s the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen. However, samira seeks to understand rather than condemn in the apple. The gardener is a surreal film made using documentarystyle techniques via the cameras of father and son the makhmalbafs who go to israel to learn about a religion bahai faith that they dont know much due to its taboo status in the country of both the filmmaker and the faiths birth iran. Gala presentations include mohsen makhmalbafs the gardener september 10, 2012. The door opened by a small child hana makhmalbaf, the directors youngest daughter, now a writerdirectoractivist herself and the man informs the girl that he is the policeman mirhadi tayebi who is playing in her fathers newest film playing himself. Mohsen makhmalbaf, husband of marzieh meshkini and father of hana makhmalbaf, is an iranian film director and producer.
It had its asian premiere at busan international film festival, its european. In the late 1990s, at the height of his international popularity for films like a moment of innocence and gabbeh, the iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf announced that he would cut back on creating films, and instead help create filmmakers. Taken at face value, mohsen makhmalbafs the gardener, which opens at the gene siskel film center this friday, is lightweight stuff. The gardener is a poetic film made using documentarystyle techniques via the cameras of father and son the makhmalbafs who go to israel to learn about a religion bahai faith that they dont. An awardwinning film exploring the question of religion through the eyes of a humble gardener and the fatherson filmmakers who are there to learn and question watch it in a cinema or request a.
The gardenerdocumentary iranthe gardenerdocumentary iranby richard kuipersa makhmalbaf film house production. Exilied iranian director mohsen makhmalbafs latest film the gardener is an entertaining documentary about a man from papua new guinea who tends the bahai gardens in haifa, israel. Golmakani, houshang, director, stardust strickenmohsen makhmalbaf. Oct 09, 2015 as the father accompanies a gardener from papua new guinea, he finds similarities between the teachings of this religion, which was born in iran, and the positive ideas promoted by people like mandela and gandhi. Bring the gardener to your city for an exclusive opportunity to share and discuss this meaningful film with your community. To be sure, makhmalbafs life has not been ordinary even for an artist. But filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf wont stop asking tough questions. Samira and mohsen makhmalbaf the film opens with an image of a girls outstretched hand watering a withered flower through the bars of a door. Sep 16, 20 mohsen makhmalbaf, who has the apples script credit, has revealed that most of the film was improvised and its dialogue spoken verbally prior to being written down. Mohsen makhmalbaf, interviewed by eddie mair bbc radio 4, pm, london monday june 15 2009 56pm, 16. This collection presents three of makhmalbafs most lyrical films which the director has termed his poetic trilogy. Oct 14, 2012 the gardner, a documentary by mohsen makhmalbaf.
She chooses to focus not on the twins incarceration but on their liberation and therefore, she. The women, though living in iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. In her official biography, makhmalbaf stated that her first taste for cinema came at a tender age, when she played a role in her fathers film the cyclist in 1987. Huang jianxin, mohsen makhmalbaf, ho yim, tsai mingliang, 2015. The film explores the world of nomadic carpet makers while simultaneously telling a story of young love in such a way that mimics the weaving of. With shaghayeh djodat, hossein moharami, rogheih moharami, abbas sayah. Mohsen makhmalbaf bio, facts, family famous birthdays. In the gardener, mohsen makhmalbaf s documentary about bahai shrines and religious belief, his image is reflected in a mirror held by ririva eona mabi, the gardener of the title. Mohsen makhmalbaf is an iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. One of the preeminent figures of iranian cinema, mohsen makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and the admiration of world cinema audiences. When an old couple washes their gabbeh a type of persian rug a young woman magically appears and tells them her life story. Mohsen makhmalbafs films include closeup, a moment of innocence, the day i became a woman, the nights of zayandehrood. The story of father locking up his daughter is, for samira and mohsen makhmalbaf, the story of our nation.
Closeup is an ingeniously layered story, based on fact, about a smalltime swindler who convinced a tehran family he was the famous film director mohsen makhmalbaf. Internationally renowned iranian director, mohsen makhmalbaf, has made available to the general public his awardwinning film, the gardener. It is the first film in decades to be made by an iranian filmmaker in israel. Gabbeh is a brilliantly colorful, profoundly romantic ode to beauty, nature, love and art. Jun 15, 2009 mohsen makhmalbaf, interviewed by eddie mair bbc radio 4, pm, london monday june 15 2009 56pm, 16. Mohsen makhmalbaf a problem was the lack of cooperation. Thus the makhmalbaf film house was formed, with mohsens wife, marziyeh meshkini, and young daughters. She is the daughter of mohsen makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Mohsen makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of iranian cinema in the world. Mohsen makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of iranian cinema in the world today. This is the first time a famous iranian artist and a former islamist revolutionary has. The president is a modern fable about power, reconciliation, and the hope for breaking a neverending circle of violence, exploring the possibility of stopping violence after a revolution in search of freedom and democracy. The man who came with the snow mohsen makhmalbaf, marzieh makhmalbaf, 2009. In a prime example of iranian cinemas tendency to turn its fiction in on itself, the real people in the case also play themselves in the film.
It shows the iranian filmmaker and his son maysam visiting the. Mohsen makhmalbaf director films as director and writer. Find films and movies featuring mohsen makhmalbaf on allmovie. Towards a transnational feminist analysis of mohsen makhmalbafs gabbeh signs, special. One of the most popular and influential iranian filmmakers of his era, mohsen makhmalbaf was born in teheran on may 29, 1957. T his weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbafs the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen. Gabbeh is a critically acclaimed masterpiece by prolific iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf, which weaves fiction and documentary to create a colorful dreamworld set in the idyllic mountains of iran. Click on the request a screening tab above to get started. The gardener, a story about a man who tends to the bahai gardens in haifa.
Mohsen makhmalbaf has 39 books on goodreads with 3731 ratings. One of the indelible images of mohsen makhmalbaf comes not from his own work as director but from an onscreen appearance. As a workingclass teen, he became involved with a militant terrorist group battling against the shahs regime, and at the age of 17, he was sentenced to. Samira makhmalbaf, daughter of iranian filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf not only made a stunning debut with her film the apple but also established her own voice as a filmmaker at. Iranian writerdirector mohsen makhmalbaf plays with these issues extensively in his highly praised a moment of innocence nun va goldoon, meaning bread and the flower vase, 1996, which concerns a real event from makhmalbafs own life 1. Busan film festival gives voice to exiled iranian directors september 28, 2012. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror.
Aug 09, 20 in the gardener, mohsen makhmalbafs documentary about bahai shrines and religious belief, his image is reflected in a mirror held by ririva eona mabi, the gardener of the title. Use our previous site to peruse archives prior to 20. It had its asian premiere at busan international film festival, its european premiere at rotterdam international film festival, and north american premiere at the vancouver international film festival. As the president, his new satire about a toppled dictator living in disguise. Samira makhmalbaf was born february 15, 1980 in tehran, iran to filmmaker, mohsen makhmalbaf. Watch the gardener online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
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