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Found 17 Movies Biography

 
Orientalist
Orientalist (2019)

The documentary narrates the life and thoughts of a French philosopher named Henri Carbon.

Duration :110 min

director(s) : Masoud Taheri

Love of Geranium
Love of Geranium (2018)

This documentary explores the life and legacy of Dr. Hossein Fatemi, Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh’s Foreign Minister, since his childhood, entry to the professional world of journalism and politics of anti-imperialism all the way through the infamous 1953 Iranian coup d'état and his heartbreaking execution by Pahlavi Regime.

Duration :46 min

director(s) : ، Milad Mohammadi

"Farzaneh Faroutan" Iran Our Circle (2015)

A review of the life and works of the great professor of Iranology, literature and manuscripts, Iraj Afshar. In this documentary we watch interviews with various Iranian and foreign professors and experts, including: Jafar Shahidi, Parviz Khanlari, Mohammad Mohit Tabatabai, Ehsan Naraghi, Jalil Dostkhah, Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, Jaleh Amoozgar, Nasser Takmil Homayoun, Mohammad-Reza Shafiee Kadkani and Aydin Aghdashloo.

Duration :95 min

director(s) : ، Seyed Javad Mir Hashemi

Biruni's theorem
Biruni's theorem (2015)

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been variously called as the "founder of Indology", "Father of Comparative Religion", "Father of modern geodesy", and the first anthropologist.

Duration :75 min

director(s) : ، Mahnaz Rokni

A Musician in Qajar Court
A Musician in Qajar Court (2015)

The French musician Alfred Jean-Baptiste Lumi�re was sent to Iran in 1868, and lived in Iran until his death in 1907. He is the creator of the first Iranian national anthem and the founder of the Conservatory of Music. This documentary is about the life, works and various historical events in his life.

Duration :52 min

director(s) : ، Mehran Pourmandan