Rasoul Mollagholipour
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Rasoul Mollagholipour was an Iran
ian film director
, screenwriter
, and cinematographer
. He was an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.
. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava".
His movie Mim Mesle Madar
(M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its sad and shocking scenes. The film was selected to represent Iran
in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars
.
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.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. He was an iconic figure of Iranian cinema.
Career
He began his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq warIran-Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the longest conventional war of the twentieth century...
. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava".
His movie Mim Mesle Madar
Mim Mesle Madar
Mim Mesle Madar is Academy Award nominated Iranian film directed by Rasoul Mollaqolipour.The film is incomparably among the highest box office records in the history of Iranian cinema...
(M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its sad and shocking scenes. The film was selected to represent Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars
80th Academy Awards
The 80th Academy Awards ceremony honored the best films in 2007 and was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on ABC beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. EST, February 24, 2008 . During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards in 24...
.
He also wrote film scripts and acted as a jury member in Fajr International Film Festival
Fajr International Film Festival
The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture in Iran...
. Afternoon of the 10th Day was his last feature film.