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Makhmalbaf Film House is a film production company started by Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his family in Iran. [1] The production company, which comprises all his family members, continues to produce films from the United Kingdom. Their latest production was Marghe and Her Mother , released in 2019.
A number of books have been written about this production company and their importance in world cinema. [2] [3] The production house has produced more than 20 films in the past few decades. [4]
| Year | English title | Original title | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pure Repentance | Tawba Nasuh | 100 minutes | |
| 1984 | Two Blind Eyes | Do Cheshme Bisoo | 102 minutes | |
| Seeking Refuge | Isti'azah | 89 minutes | ||
| 1986 | Boycott | Boycott | 95 minutes | |
| 1987 | The Peddler | Dastforoush | 90 minutes | |
| 1989 | The Cyclist | Bicycleran | 83 minutes | |
| Marriage of the Blessed | Arousi-ye Khouban | 70 minutes | ||
| 1990 | The Nights of Zayande-rood | Shabhaye Zayandeh-rood | 100 minutes/63 minutes (censored) | |
| 1991 | Time of Love | Nobat e Asheghi | 70 minutes | |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Time, Cinema | Nasseroddin Shah Actor-e Cinema | 92 minutes | |
| 1993 | Images from the Qajar Period | Tasvir Dar Doran-e Ghajar | 18 minutes | Short documentary |
| The Artist | Honarpisheh | 86 minutes | ||
| Stone and Glass | Sang-o-Shisheh | 20 minutes | Short documentary | |
| 1995 | Hello Cinema | Salaam Cinema | 81 minutes | Documentary |
| 1996 | A Moment of Innocence | Nun va Goldoon | 78 minutes | |
| Gabbeh | 72 minutes | |||
| 1997 | The School the Wind Blew Away | Madrese-i ke bad bord | 8 minutes | Short |
| 1998 | The Silence | Sokout | 74 minutes | |
| 1999 | Tales of Kish | Ghessé hayé kish | 72 minutes | Segment The Door |
| 2000 | Tales of an Island | Dastanhaye Jazireh | 76 minutes | Segment Testing Democracy |
| 2001 | Kandahar | Safar-e Ghandehar | 85 minutes | |
| The Afghan Alphabet | Alefbay-e afghan | 46 minutes | Documentary | |
| 2005 | Sex & Philosophy | Sex o phalsapheh | 102 minutes | |
| 2006 | Scream of the Ants | Faryad moorcheha | 85 minutes | |
| The Chair | Sandali | 8 minutes | Short | |
| 2009 | The Man Who Came with the Snow | 75 minutes | Co-directed with Marzieh Meshkini | |
| 2012 | The Gardener | Bagheban | 87 minutes | Documentary |
| 2013 | The Endless Smile | Labkhande-bi-payan | 52 minutes | Documentary |
| 2014 | The President | 118 minutes | ||
| 2015 | The Tenant | 18 minutes | Short | |
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Close-Up is a 1990 Iranian docufiction written, directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami. The film tells the story of the real-life trial of a man who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film. It features the people involved, acting as themselves. A film about human identity, it helped to increase recognition of Kiarostami internationally.
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Once Upon a Time, Cinema is a 1992 Iranian comedy fantasy film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
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Aziz Sa'ati,, born in Tehran in 1948, Sa'ati graduated from the School-of Television and Cinema with a specialty in cinematography and videography. After teaching courses on photography and laboratory work at the School, he began his professional career as a still photographer on the set of Bahram Beizai's THE CROW. Sa'ati brought a new seriousness and artistic capability to the job of set photographer, and he is noted for upgrading the standards of that position. He worked as set photographer for many of Iran's best known directors. His set photographs have won many awards and been featured in major exhibitions.
The Peddler is a 1987 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The music was composed by Majid Entezami. The film stars Mahmoud Basiri, Behzad Behzadpour, Zohreh Sarmadi and Esmail Soltanian.
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