Directing
Ali Hatami
FA, EN cinema · 18 credits
Born
19 August 1944
Died
7 December 1996 (aged 52)
Birthplace
Tehran, Iran
Also known as علی حاتمی
Abbas Ali Hatami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as a playwright. Among his plays are: The Demon and the Bald Hassan, Adam and Eve, The Fisherman's Story, City of Oranges, Talisman and Silk. He began his professional film career in 1970 by writing and directing Hassan, the bald (1970). In the following years, he developed a personal style that was characterized by melodious dialogue, traditional Iranian ambiance created through architecture and set design. His last film, World Champion Takhti, remained unfinished because of his death in 1996 due to cancer.
Known for
Filmography
Soutedel
as himself (Archive Footage)
Once Upon a Time in Tehran
Director, Writer
Punishment Committe
Director, Writer
Love-Stricken
Director, Writer, Producer
Mother
Director, Writer
Jafar Khan is back from the West
Director, Costume Design
Kamalolmolk
Production Design, Costume Design, Director, Writer
Hajji Washington
Director, Writer
Desiderium
Director, Writer
Sattar Khan
Writer, Director, Production Design
The Suitor
Director
Ghalandar
Director, Writer
Baba Shamal
Director, Writer
Hassan, the Bald
Director, Writer
The ring-necked dove
Director, Writer