Nasser Taghvai
Age: 83 | From: Iran
Person Details
Birthday: 1941-07-10 13:48:25
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Iran
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 34
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
My Uncle Napoleon
(1976) Director
Unruled Paper
(2002) Writer
Sadegh the Kurd
(1972) Writer
Pish
(1997) Writer
Captain Khorshid
(1987) Editor
Arba'een
(1970) Director
Taxi Meter
(1967) Director
Tranquility in the Presence of Others
(1972) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 2022 | Self | |
| 2021 | as Self | |
| 2009 | Himself | |
| 2002 | himself | |
| 1999 | self | |
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2002 | Director | |
| 1999 | Director | |
| 1997 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1973 | Director | |
| 1972 | Director | |
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| 1971 | Director | |
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| 1970 | Director | |
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| 1969 | Director | |
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| 1968 | Director | |
| 1967 | Director | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Writer | |
| 1997 | Writer | |
| 1990 | Writer | |
| 1987 | Screenplay | |
| 1976 | Writer | |
| 1972 | Screenplay | |
| Writer | ||
| 1971 | Writer | |
| 1970 | Writer | |
| 1969 | Writer | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |