Abbas Ali Hatami (علی حاتمی) 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 Hasan Kachal (1970). In the following years, Ali Hatami developed a personal style that was charac
...terized 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.Ali Hatami has been a Director in some movies:
Haji Washington is about that In this comedic historical drama, Ali Hatami examines a chapter in the life of Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori, the first Iranian ambassador to the USA. When he opens the embassy, no members of the diplomatic core visit him, much to his disgust. An exceedingly humorous portrayal of events in the late 1800s, “Haji” paints a sympathetic figure overwhelmed by the bureaucracy of American politics, thwarted in his attempts to find funding and help the common man. Shot in Italy, this film is touching and atmospheric. Legendary actor Ezzatolah Entezami delivers another amazing performance. In this film Ali Hatami collaborates with Ezzatolah Entezami, Esmail Mohammadi, Richard Harrison, Ransel Cass, Mario Donatone, Ludovico Della Jojo, Mario Diano, Mehri Vadadian, Aziz Saati, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Mousa Afshar, Rubik Mansouri, Hassan Farsi, Otello Fava, Mohammad Reza Lotfi.
Love Stricken is about that During the reign of Ahmad Shah Qajar, an European merchant intends to record Persian classical Radifs (musical orders), which are on the verge of forgetting, under the pretext of promoting Eastern culture and art. Thus he is going to preserve them for a long time to come. So, Agha-Hossein Delnavaz is asked to select a group of best instrumentalists. The plan of traveling to Europe is impeded due to some problems; however, Maestro Delnavaz is determined and makes it happen. In Europe, the voice of the singer of the group, Taher-Khan, heals Leyla. She is of the Ottoman Ambassador's nephwes and lives near the garden of the group's boardinghouse. Due to the cold and hurtful weather of Europe, Taher-Khan, being physically weak, is afflicted by pneumonia. By the end of recording, the group encounters financial problems. To compensate for that, they inevitably hold a concert. Taher, while being sick, puts all of his spirit into his voice... On the way back to Iran, by the beginning of the WWI, the group's ship is shot by mistake. Thereby, the passengers' fittings are thrown into the water, and the box, containing the recorded discs, is floated on the waves. In this film Ali Hatami collaborates with Akbar Abdi, Amin Tarokh, Leila Hatami, Saeed Poursamimi, Shahla Riahi, Rogheyeh Chehreh Azad, Rashid Aslani, Mehri Vadadian, Turan Mehrzad, Faramarz Sedighi, Jalal Moghadam, Leili Rashidi, Hamid Jebeli, Jamshid Hashempour, Enayat Bakhshi, Ali Asghar Garmsiri, Fathali Oveisi, Mahmoud Kalari, Soroor Nejatollahi, Mohammad Abhari, Abdollah Eskandari, Hossein Alizadeh, Eshagh Khanzadi, Babak Eskandari, Rouhollah Emami, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Dariush Zargari, Behrouz Moavenian, Sasan Nakhaei, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Saeed Amir Soleimani, Hooshang Beheshti, Elmira Abdi, Foad Chavmeh, Anna Borkowska, Mansour Vala Magham, Ataollah Zahed.
Mother is about that This is a story of how a mother acts in the hardest parts of her, and her children's lives. In this film Ali Hatami collaborates with Akbar Abdi, Akram Mohammadi, Amin Tarokh, Farimah Farjami, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Rogheyeh Chehreh Azad, Hamid Jebeli, Jamshid Hashempour, Mahbubeh Bayat, Mahmoud Kalari, Mir Salah Hosseini, Mohammad Abhari, Morteza Shayesteh, Hossein Kasbian, Aziz Saati, Abdollah Eskandari, Hassan Hassandoust, Mahmoud Basiri, Rubik Mansouri, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Arsalan Kamkar, Parisa Shayesteh, Davood Malek Mahmoodi, Bahador Ebrahimi, Mahmoud Lofti.
Kamalolmolk is about that The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamol ol Molk, and his relationship with various kings... In this film Ali Hatami collaborates with Ali Nasirian, Davood Rashidi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Jahangir Forouhar, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Leila Hatami, Esmail Mohammadi, Sirus Ebrahimzadeh, Manouchehr Hamedi, Aziz Saati, Eshagh Khanzadi, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Mousa Afshar, Farhad Fakhreddini, Jalal Moayerian, Parviz Pour Hosseini, Akbar Doodkar, Ahmad Amiri, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Hossein Ghafoori, Soroush Khalili, Hooshang Beheshti, Abbas Mokhtari, Ahmad Kashani, Najaf Ali Hadi, Mohammad Varshochi, Ahmad Nasr, Reza Arefan, Hassan Boloor, Hossein Ranginvand, Kazem Shirin Sokhan, Kazem Shabani.
Desiderium is about that Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of three brothers: Majid, their young handicapped brother falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections. In this film Ali Hatami collaborates with Behrouz Vossoughi, Jahangir Forouhar, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rogheyeh Chehreh Azad, Saeed Nikpour, Mousa Afshar, Houshang Baharloo, Jalal Moayerian, Fakhri Khorvash, Mahmoud Basiri, Saeed Amir Soleimani, Otello Fava, Esfandiar Mavandadi, Ali Abassi, Akbar Meshkin, Minoo Abrishami -, Atash Khayyer, Parisa, Abdollah Yaghouti, Jafar Akbari.
Jafar Khan Has Returned from Abroad is about that Jafar Khan, son of a rich traditional family in Tehran, comes back to Iran after spending 8 years for studying in Europe, but he has changed completely to the extent that he cannot even speaks Farsi properly. In this film Ali Hatami collaborates with Ezzatolah Entezami, Iraj Rad, Jahangir Forouhar, Hossein Sarshar, Soroor Nejatollahi, Abbas Ganjavi, Aziz Saati, Abdollah Eskandari, Eshagh Khanzadi, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Reza Arham Sadr, Morteza Hannaneh, Mohammad Ali Miandar, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Houshang Harirchian, Eskandar Rafiei, Ali Abassi, Gholamreza Mohebbi, Ali Akbar Erfani, Hasan Moghadam, Saeed Mohaghegh, Fereydoun Sourani, Mansoor Jahanshahi, Mehdi Gholi Safapoor, Mansour Nasiri.
Punishment Committe is about that In Tehran 1916 during first world war a group of patriots make a punishment committee to punish the traitors. With the lead of Abolfatooh Mirza, Reza Tofangchi begins the assassinations. In this film Ali Hatami collaborates with Ali Nasirian, Ezzatolah Entezami, Jahangir Almasi, Jahangir Forouhar, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mehri Vadadian, Varouzh Karim Masihi, Abdollah Eskandari, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Mehrdad Jenabi, Jalal Moayerian, Parviz Pour Hosseini, Morteza Hannaneh, Mohammad Mehdi Dadgo, Changiz Sayyad, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Soroush Khalili, Saeed Amir Soleimani, Esfandiar Mavandadi, Mohammad Haghighi, Minoo Abrishami -, Esmaeel Arham Sadr, Esmail Payande.
Other films are:
Once Upon a Time in Tehran, Tramp, Suitor, King of Sahebgharan, Sattarkhan, The Ring-Necked Dove, Baba Shamal, Hassan, the Bald
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