
Nasser Taghvai
Directing
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.
Known For

An uproarious adoption of a popular novel by Iraj Pezeshkzad set in and around the family compound in early 1940s Tehran, marvelously rich in personality and incident. The title character, so-called because of his constant invocation of the general, rules over a wonderfully complex extended family. A hilarious series which makes fun of just about everything.
My Uncle Napoleon

This documentary series, spanning six feature-length films, explores the life and artistic journey of Nosratollah Karimi — an Iranian actor of theater and cinema, director, writer, sculptor, university professor, and gardener.
Nosrat Karimi, Being an Artist in Iran

Royaa, mother of two children, tries to follow her dream of becoming a writer, while her life and relationship with her shady architect husband Jahaan, gets into some serious drama; which leads to question if everything is really what it seems to be?
Unruled Paper

This documentary movie explores the professional life of Parviz Fanizadeh, Iranian actor of the 60s and 70s cinema and theater, with investigating through archival footage of his works and referring to his fellow artists.
Pure White

An old man who works for a landlord brings a young worker to paint the house for him. The old landlord is alcoholic and has a young wife and together they manage a ranch. Little by little ...
The Curse

A short film about teenagers catching red fish in the south of Iran.
Release

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of poetry, and his life. Filmed over a two year period from 1996 to 1998.
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty

Captain Khorshid is a sailor who although only having one hand, manages to sail his little boat. In his village, due to its hot climate and hard living conditions, dangerous criminals are sent into exile. They want to escape from the area, so they ask a middleman to strike a deal with Khorshid. Khorshid is asked to illegally take them out of the country with his boat. At first he is reluctant, but because of the hardships of living he accepts the job.
Captain Khorshid

Fanizadeh documentary is about the famous actor of Iranian cinema Parviz Fanizadeh. This documentary film deals with his life and works. This documentary is based on the talks of characters from theater and cinema who worked directly with him. Among them there are Taghvai, Mehrjoui, Golestan, Kimiaiee, Nosrat Karimi, Behrouz vosoughi, Pari Saberi, etc.
Fannizadeh

An aging colonel retires, marries a provincial teacher, and moves to Tehran to be close to his two adult daughters. Instead of a peaceful reunion, he finds them living independent, urban lives he no longer recognizes. As the cultural and generational rift deepens, the family enters a tense, psychological spiral of alienation and emotional unrest.
Tranquility in the Presence of Others

Sadegh and his wife manage a tea house in the way between Ahvaz and Andimeshk south of Iran. One night in his absence a friend of him who is a truck driver comes to his place and the wife is getting killed. The police are after the murderer but Sadegh who seeks revenge begins to kill the truck drivers on the way. This put him in fronting the law.
Sadegh the Kurd

Behind the scenes of the movie "Unruled Paper (2002)"
After the silence

In the memory of Jamshid Alvandi
Frame

Short documentary
Pish

Short documentary about the Thursday-bazaar of Minaab, a small city in South of Iran
Thursday-bazaar of Minaab

"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony
"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony

A discussion with the famous Iranian director Nasser Taghvai about cinema and censorship.
Saying by Not Saying

A short documentary about traveling barbers and their job and their costumers in Tehran
The Barbershop of Sun

A short documentary about people of Abadan and their folklore and culture.
The Palm

A documentary about people who make their living by writing letters for illiterate people