This film shows two completely different views on religion. The girls father, who could easily have been portrayed as a monster, instead comes across as a poor, uneducated man caring for a blind wife who cant think of any other way to protect his daughters. It is a journey about love, deconstructing religion and flowers. 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. Perhaps even mohsen makhmalbaf s most devoted admirers werent expecting his latest film here opening the festivals orrizonti sidebar section to be quite so absorbing and gripping. An iranian directors ongoing meditations on the nature of illusion and reality, truth and consequences. 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. For how can one be satisfied with a story called the silence about a blind boy who is an instrument tuner, whose guiding compass in this world, and possibly the next, is his ear.
I saw the movie, by irans mohsen makhmalbaf, at cannes 2001, where it was admired but seemed to have slim chances of a north american release. A brutal dictator comes face to face with the injustices committed by his regime when his country is taken over by revolutionists. Mohsen makhmalbaf s most recent international success is the 2012 film the gardener. The gardener, mohsen makhmalbafs inquiry into religion. Written by mohsen makhmalbaf with fatemeh cheragh akhtar, hassan nabehan, shabnam toloui, cyrus kahouri nejad, azizeh seddighi, and badr irouni nejad. 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. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is an excellent film up here in canada, as was the madness of george iii. Mohsen makhmalbaf 1957, iran is a major figure of iranian cinema. I had the opportunity to attend the final screening of the gardener, a film by multi awardwinning iranian film maker mohsen makhmalbaf. Mohsen makhmalbaf creates a spare and deeply affecting portrait of human despair, exploitation, and resilience in the cyclist 1987. To be sure, makhmalbafs life has not been ordinary even for an artist. Mohsen makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of iranian cinema in the world today. Filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf and his son, maysam, explore the bahai. But thats what it is, and the director discloses a unsuspected gift for satire and suspense, along with some oldfashioned storytelling gusto.
Filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf and his son, maysam, explore the bahai faith, a religion which is forbidden in their native iran. One of the most popular and influential iranian filmmakers of his era, mohsen makhmalbaf was born in teheran on may 29, 1957. He introduces us to the bahai faith through some of its disciples. With ririva eona mabi, paula asadi, bal kumari gurung, ian david huang. 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. 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. Samira makhmalbaf is considered to be one of the most influential directors as part of the iranian new wave.
Yes, mohsen s film tells a story, and that story is the mastic that holds the film together. Gala presentations include mohsen makhmalbaf s the gardener september 10, 2012. With mikheil gomiashvili, dachi orvelashvili, ia sukhitashvili, guja burduli. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. Of course 911 changed that, and kandahar became a familiar place name. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick. Exilied iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf s latest film the gardener is an entertaining documentary about a man from papua new guinea who tends the bahai gardens in haifa, israel. Films made by father mohsen makhmalbaf mo, his daughters samira sa or hana ha, or his wife marziyeh meshkini ma. 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.
Mohsen makhmalbafs films include closeup, a moment of innocence, the day i became a woman, salaam cinema. It is widely believed that the movie is based on makhmalbaf s own experiences. The film opens with an image of a girls outstretched hand watering a withered flower through the bars of a door. Upcoming, new, and past mohsen makhmalbaf movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. 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. This weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbaf s the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen. 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. The man who came with the snow mohsen makhmalbaf, marzieh makhmalbaf, 2009. Mohsen makhmalbaf whom is busy making the movie the door on an island encounters many problems for making the movie with a 35 mm camera. It had its asian premiere at busan international film festival, its european. May 21, 20 the gardener by mohsen makhmalbaf with subtitles. However, samira seeks to understand rather than condemn in the apple.
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. Find films and movies featuring mohsen makhmalbaf on allmovie. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror. 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 apple, which was originally conceived as a documentary picture, provided me with the pretext to carry out a research on the issue of how much playing in the alleys and streets, which is the much exclusive prerogative of the boys, helps men became more social than these woman who do not have the chance of playing in the alleys and streets. 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 makhmalbaf s own life 1. It shows the iranian filmmaker and his son maysam visiting the.
Makhmalbaf says he was inspired by the arab spring, and his film is pitched somewhere between allegory and satire. Kandahar follows that journey in a way that sheds an unforgiving light on the last days of the taliban. Mohsen makhmalbaf is an iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. Mohsen makhmalbaf celebrity profile check out the latest mohsen makhmalbaf photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Asian cinema fund backs iranian exile makhmalbaf july 3, 2012 gala presentations include mohsen makhmalbafs the gardener september 10, 2012 msn. Watch the president 2014, mohsen makhmalbaf online. This collection presents three of makhmalbaf s most lyrical films which the director has termed his poetic trilogy.
While still an adolescent, he dropped out of school to form an islamic militant group and join the clandestine fight against the shahs regime. The gardener is a documentary film delivered by mohsen makhmalbaf in all honesty, humility and candor that demonstrates once again his genius in filmmaking. The man who came with the snow 2009, codir, baghebanthe gardener 2012. 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. While not exactly a hollywood nailbiter, iranian filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf has cranked up the voltage from his trademark stately style in this newsworthy dram. The movie is especially accessible because most of it is in englishthe language of the heroine, who keeps a record of her. Mohsen makhmalbaf was born in a poor neighborhood in southern tehran in 1957.
Mohsen makhmalbaf is regisseur, acteur, scenarist, producer, editor en auteur. In the apple it allows samira makhmalbaf to explore the films events from several points of view and with an amazing generosity of spirit. 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. The writerdirector of the gardener is mohsen makhmalbaf, shown at left, who earlier gave us kandahar and the silence. Busan film festival gives voice to exiled iranian directors september 28, 2012. The lack of facilities, censorship control on cinema equipment and the difficulty of working with nonprofessional and local. Jul 19, 20 last week exiled iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf visited jerusalem film festival as the honorary guest. Mohsen makhmalbaf filmography filmography moviefone. Its said no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the american public. Mousavi, that they are winner of the election, and the ministry of election inform him that you should write your letter to the people friday night midnight, 00. In 17yearold director samira makhmalbaf s remarkably assured directorial debut, two girls who have been locked in their house by their father for the first 12 years of their lives explore the outside world for the first time. Aug 01, 20 the writerdirector of the gardener is mohsen makhmalbaf, shown at left, who earlier gave us kandahar and the silence.
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. The president 2014, directed by mohsen makhmalbaf film. It is the first film in decades to be made by an iranian filmmaker in israel. The president directed by acclaimed international filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf tells a timeless story of a dictator forced to come face to face with the countless people brutalized by his regime after his government is overthrown. Oct, 2016 the president directed by acclaimed international filmmaker mohsen makhmalbaf tells a timeless story of a dictator forced to come face to face with the countless people brutalized by his regime after his government is overthrown. 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. T his weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbafs the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen. Taken at face value, mohsen makhmalbaf s the gardener, which opens at the gene siskel film center this friday, is lightweight stuff. Mohsen makhmalbaf is an iranian filmmaker and spokesman for the mousavi campaign. Huang jianxin, mohsen makhmalbaf, ho yim, tsai mingliang, 2015. Last week exiled iranian director mohsen makhmalbaf visited jerusalem film festival as the honorary guest. T his weeks new york opening of mohsen makhmalbaf s the president corinth films premieres one of best iranian movies yet seen.
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. 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 known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of iranian cinema in the world. Watch the president 2014, mohsen makhmalbaf online vimeo. The story of father locking up his daughter is, for samira and mohsen makhmalbaf, the story of our nation. In this pseudodocumentary, mohsen makhmalbaf is seen debating with his son maysam about the connection between violence and religion, as they prepare a film concerning the bahai faith, a persian religion prohibited in iran.
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