Rasoul Mollagholipour

Rasoul Mollagholipour
رسول ملاقلی‌پور
Born9 September 1955
Tehran, Iran
Died6 March 2007(2007-03-06) (aged 51)
Noshahr, Iran
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1983–2007

Rasoul Mollagholipour (Persian:رسول ملاقلی‌پور; also spelled Rasool Mollagholi Poor; 9 September 1955[1][2] – 6 March 2007) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.[3]

Career

He began his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava".[4][5][6][7]

His movie Mim Mesle Madar (M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its tragic, intense, and shocking scenes. It was selected to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars.[8][9]

He also wrote film scripts and acted as a jury member in Fajr International Film Festival. Afternoon of the 10th Day was his last feature film.[10]

Films

  1. Neynava (1983)
  2. A Boat to the Beach (1985)
  3. The Flight in the Night (1986)
  4. The Horizon (1988)
  5. Majnoon (1990)
  6. Khosoof (1992)
  7. The Refugee (1993)
  8. Gharche Sammi (The Poisonous Mushroom, 2002)[11]
  9. Mim Mesle Madar (2006)
  10. Afternoon of the 10th Day (2009 - Unfinished, completed by Mojtaba Raie)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Farsnews | میم مثل ملا‌قلی‌پور/ جای خالی جهادگر عرصه فرهنگ و هنر".
  2. ^ "درباره رسول ملاقلی‌پور". 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ "زندگینامه: رسول ملا‌قلی‌پور (۱۳۳۴- ۱۳۸۵) - همشهری آنلاین". www.hamshahrionline.ir-Iranian newspaper. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ Iran Daily – Front Page – 03/07/07 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "درباره رسول ملاقلی‌پور - ایرنا". www.irna.ir. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. ^ "جستجو". www.filimo.com (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. ^ "مروری بر آثار رسول ملاقلی پور". خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  8. ^ "به مناسبت درگذشت رسول ملاقلی پور| سینماگری که خودش بود- اخبار سینما و تئ - اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  9. ^ سیما, IRIB NEWS AGENCY | خبرگزاری صدا و. "رونمایی از یادنامه رسول ملاقلی‌پور". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  10. ^ "BBCPersian.com". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  11. ^ Koehler, Robert (12 February 2003). "Poisonous Mushroom". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2020.