Nasser Taghvai

Directing·Jul 10, 1941·Iran

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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.

Film	Credit
Nosrat Karimi, Being an Artist in Iran2024 · himself (archive footage)	himself (archive footage)
Pure White2022 · Self	Self
Saying by Not Saying2021 · as Self	as Self
Frame2020 · Self	Self
The Final Word2009 · Himself	Himself
TTamrin-e akhar2005 · Director	Director
After the silence2002 · himself	himself
Unruled Paper2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tales of Kish1999 · Director	Director
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty1999 · self	self
Pish1997 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Ey Iran1990 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Captain Khorshid1987 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Curse1973 · Director	Director
Tranquility in the Presence of Others1972 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Sadegh the Kurd1972 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Release1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Mashhad Ghali1971 · Director	Director
Naankhor-haye bisavadi1970 · Director	Director
Wind of Zaar1970 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Arba'een1970 · Director	Director
The Palm1969 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Wind of Jinn1969 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Thursday-bazaar of Minaab1968 · Director	Director
Taxi Meter1967 · Director	Director
The Barbershop of Sun1967 · Director	Director
"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony1967 · Director	Director
FannizadehHimself	Himself