Mohsen Makhmalbaf at Criticker

Mohsen Makhmalbaf
	Country: Iran Total Films at Criticker: 25 - You've Seen 0
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Films You Haven't Ranked (25)Writer (21) | Director (17) | Actor (6)

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The Man Who Came with the Snow (2009)

Summary: A mysterious stranger turns up late at night at a bar.

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Asbe du-pa (2008)

Summary: A father who has a young son with one leg and no other household members must go to India for some weeks. He hires another boy for a dollar a day to carry the son around on his back, to the school or to whatever whims may occur to the son. Actually the son is so skilled in jumping at really great speed, that he does not need any help or any "horse". The son's whims include not only verbal and physical abuse, but also repeated "horse fights" where "the horse" will continually be knocked down. (imdb)

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Scream of the Ants (2006)

Summary: Scream of the Ants could be described as Makhmalbaf's philosophies on life, religion and sex set against a series of visual tableaux. The "story" as such concerns a young Iranian couple who have journeyed to India to find "The Complete Man". Along the way, the couple, and a string of other characters, offer us pieces of Makmalbaf's philosophies.

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Sex & Philosophy (2005)

Summary: On his fortieth birthday, a man engineers a revolt against himself. He telephones his lovers -- all four of them -- and arranges to meet them at his dance school that afternoon. The women are shocked to discover that they have been sharing the affections of the same man. He arrives and tries to explain his actions... (imdb)

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At Five in the Afternoon (2003)

Summary: In the bombed-out ruins of post-Taliban Kabul, Noqreh (Agheleh Rezaie) lives with her conservative father (Abdolgani Yousefrazi) and her sister-in-law, Leylomah (Marzieh Amiri), in temporary refuge buildings. Although her father insists that she go to the religious school, Noqreh sneaks into a secular school for girls. Her teacher encourages her to run for class president, and she finds support from a refugee poet (Razi Mahebi), who introduces her to the work of Garcia Lorca... (All Movie Guide)

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The Afghan Alphabet (2002)

Summary: Documentary showing the life of children of the Afghan villages bordering Iran, and how their life and culture were affected by Taliban regime. (imdb)

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Kandahar (2001)

Summary: Nafas is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada when she was a child. However, her sister wasn't so lucky; she lost her legs to a land mine while young, and when Nafas and her family left the country, her sister was accidentally left behind. Nafas receives a letter from her sister announcing that she's decided to commit suicide during the final eclipse before the dawn of the 21st century (imdb)

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The Day I Became a Woman (2000)

Summary: An Iranian film about women whose problem is being who they are: women. (Shooting Gallery)

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Blackboards (2000)

Summary: A group of male teachers crosses the mountainous paths of the remote Iranian Kurdistan region. Carrying large blackboards on their backs, they wander from village to village in search of students. (Kimstim Films)

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Ghessé hayé kish (1999)

Summary: Three stories set on the Iranian island of Kish.

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The Apple (1998)

Summary: After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time. (imdb)

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The Silence (1998)

Summary: Everyday, 10-year old Khorsid takes the bus to his work at an instrument maker's shop and everyday something unexpected happens. (IMDb)

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A Moment of Innocence (1996)

Summary: 20 years earlier the director, Makhmalbaf, assaulted a policeman during the Iranian revolution. Now, that ex-policeman asks him to make a film about the event.

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Gabbeh (1996)

Summary: An elderly couple go about their routine of cleaning their gabbeh (a intricately-designed rug), while bickering gently with each other. Magically, a young woman appears, helping the two clean the rug. This young woman belongs to the clan whose history is depicted in the design of the gabbeh, and the rug recounts the story of the courtship of the young woman by a stranger from the clan. (imdb)

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Salaam Cinema (1995)

Summary: Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he decides to make a movie about the casting and the screen tests of the would-be actors. (imdb)

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Images from the Ghajar Dynasty (1993)

Summary: A short documentary made while the filmmaker was preparing his feature Once upon a Time, Cinema. The Qajar (aka Ghajar) family ruled Iran from 1785-1925. The film shows rare photos and early films shot at the Shah's court, along with family portraits. (catalog.wichita.lib.ks.us)

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The Actor (1993)

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Arousi-ye Khouban (1989)

Summary: Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. (imdb)

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Dastforoush (1987)

Summary: Consisting of three separate stories, the director explores "Man" as a theme: birth, life and death. (imdb)

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The Cyclist (1987)

Summary: The wife of Nasim, an Afghan immigrant in Iran, is gravely ill. He needs money to pay for her care, but his day labor digging wells does not pay enough. A friend connects Nasim to a two-bit promoter who sells tickets to watch Nasim ride a bicycle continuously for a week... (imdb)

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Boycott (1985)

Summary: Boycott is also autobiographical in nature.Makhmalbaf has depicted his own story in the form of a political activist who fights against SAVAK,secret police of Iranian Shah.This role has been played convincingly by Majid Majidi

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The Man Who Came with the Snow (2009)

Summary: A mysterious stranger turns up late at night at a bar.

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Asbe du-pa (2008)

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Scream of the Ants (2006)

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Sex & Philosophy (2005)

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At Five in the Afternoon (2003)

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Joy of Madness (2003)

Summary: Documentary showing the backstage of production of Samira Makhmalbaf's film Panj É Asr(At Five in the Afternoon), in Kabul, after the fall of the Taliban regime. Everything was recorded with a small digital camera by Samira's 14-year-old sister Hana. (imdb)

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The Afghan Alphabet (2002)

Summary: Documentary showing the life of children of the Afghan villages bordering Iran, and how their life and culture were affected by Taliban regime. (imdb)

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Kandahar (2001)

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Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the Revolution (2000)

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Blackboards (2000)

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The Day I Became a Woman (2000)

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Ghessé hayé kish (1999)

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The School That Was Blown Away by the Wind (1998)

Summary: The school for nomad children seen in the film Gabbeh, is the subject of this drama. An old man visits the classroom, and at first mistaken for an inspector, eventually is revealed as a former teacher of nomad children who has stopped by to refresh his memories of this happy time in his life. (catalog.wichita.lib.ks.us)

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The Silence (1998)

Summary: Everyday, 10-year old Khorsid takes the bus to his work at an instrument maker's shop and everyday something unexpected happens. (IMDb)

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The Apple (1998)

Summary: After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time. (imdb)

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A Moment of Innocence (1996)

Summary: 20 years earlier the director, Makhmalbaf, assaulted a policeman during the Iranian revolution. Now, that ex-policeman asks him to make a film about the event.

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Gabbeh (1996)

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Salaam Cinema (1995)

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Images from the Ghajar Dynasty (1993)

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The Actor (1993)

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Close-Up (1990)

Summary: Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Ali Sabzian enters a well-to-do family in Teheran. The actual people involved in the incident re-enact the actual events, followed by the footage from the actual trial that took place. (imdb)

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Arousi-ye Khouban (1989)

Summary: Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. (imdb)

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The Cyclist (1987)

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Dastforoush (1987)

Summary: Consisting of three separate stories, the director explores "Man" as a theme: birth, life and death. (imdb)

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Boycott (1985)

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The Man Who Came with the Snow (2009)

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Joy of Madness (2003)

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A Moment of Innocence (1996)

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Salaam Cinema (1995)

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Close-Up (1990)

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The Man Who Came with the Snow (2009)

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Scream of the Ants (2006)

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Sex & Philosophy (2005)

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The Afghan Alphabet (2002)

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Kandahar (2001)

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Ghessé hayé kish (1999)

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The Silence (1998)

Summary: Everyday, 10-year old Khorsid takes the bus to his work at an instrument maker's shop and everyday something unexpected happens. (IMDb)

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The School That Was Blown Away by the Wind (1998)

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A Moment of Innocence (1996)

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Gabbeh (1996)

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Salaam Cinema (1995)

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Images from the Ghajar Dynasty (1993)

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The Actor (1993)

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Arousi-ye Khouban (1989)

Summary: Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. (imdb)

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The Cyclist (1987)

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Boycott (1985)

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