Born in 1959 in Tehran, Kamal Tabrizi ( کمال تبریزی ) is internationally best-known for his MATERNAL LOVE which won many prestigious awards in Berlin, Cairo, Montreal, Zlin, Seoul, etc. A graduate of cinema from the College of Cinema and Theatre of Arts University, Kamal Tabrizi began his film career as cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and director of short films in 1979. Kamal Tabrizi directed his debut feature, THE PASSAGE, in 1988, but his LEILY IS WITH ME established him as a successful
... cineaste in the national scene. He also made some TV series – i.e. LEILY IS WITH ME and THE AGE OF REBELLION. His ground-breaking venture, THE LIZARD, was a domestic box-office hit and received the audience award in Fajr and the best Asian film award in Montreal 2004. In 2005, Kamal Tabrizi made A PIECE OF BREAD which brought him the best director award from Spiritual section of Fajr International Film Festival. In 2008, he presented two crowd pleasers: THERE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN which won AudienceAward at Fajr 2008 and TV Series SHAHRIAR, portrayal of a contemporary poet, which marked a successful attempt in Iranian television.Kamal Tabrizi has been a Director in some movies:
The Lizard is about that Satirical commentary on clergymen in post-revolutionary Iran. While in prison, petty criminal Reza (Parviz Parastui) comes across a clergyman, sparking a plan for escape. Reza dons his new acquaintance's clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom. He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public. Reza travels to the outlying villages, from where he plots to escape the country. However, his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties. Will Reza's prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community? In this film Kamal Tabrizi collaborates with Mehran Rajabi, Parviz Parastui, Rana Azadivar, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Farideh Sepah Mansour, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Bahram Ebrahimi, Soheila Razavi, Sepehr Rezanoor, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Farhad Vilkiji, Mehrdad Ziaei, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Hossein Zandbaf, Peyman Ghasemkhani, Hamid Khozooei Abyaneh, Majid Eskandari, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Mohsen Roshan, Hossein Abedini, Naghi Seif Jamali, Sirus Hemati, Majid Khamseh.
A Piece of Bread is about that A miracle has taken place in one of the villages of a mountainous region of Iran. An illiterate woman, it is claimed, can now interpret Arabic and can read the Quran, even with her eyes closed. As more and more people journey to the village in the hope of being cured, a sceptical army officer (Ahmad Aghalou) is sent to assess and diffuse the situation. Joining him are a simple-minded army recruit and an elderly mullah, and as this unlikely trio approach their destination, they find themselves embarking on a remarkable journey together. In this film Kamal Tabrizi collaborates with Golab Adineh, Houman Seyyedi, Payam Dehkordi, Reza Kianian, Roya Nonahali, Habib Rezaei, Maryam Boubani, Esmaeel Khalaj, Houman Barghnavard, Naser Onsori, Ahmad Aghalou, Ghogha Bayat, Hossein Jafarian, Abdollah Eskandari, Mohammad Reza Gohari, Hossein Zandbaf, Peyman Yazdanian, Majid Eskandari, Behzad Kazzazi, Sirus Hemati, Amir Ghasemi.
Sheida is about that Farhad has lost his eyesight due to an injury sustained in battle. As part of his recovery, he is transferred to a temporary hospital, where he encounters young nurse Sheida. Sheida is surprised by his tolerance to the pain of his injury, but soon realises that her recitation of Quran verses has a miraculous calming effect on him. And as the two start to grow closer and Farhad begins to heal, they find themselves on the path between faith and hope, and the true nature of both is revealed to them. Synopsis by IMVbox.com In this film Kamal Tabrizi collaborates with Akram Mohammadi, Behzad Farahani, Leila Hatami, Parsa Pirouzfar, Gohar Kheirandish, Nadia Deldar Golchin, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Jamshid Esmailkhani, Kamand Amir Soleymani, Mohammad Hashem Sabouki, Mohammad Aladpoush, Hossein Zandbaf, Reza Maghsoodi, Babak Bayat, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Farid Koshan Fallah, Hafez Ahmadi, Mahboobeh Eskandari.
Leily is With Me is about that Being a television cinematographer with financial problems and a half built flat does not seem to work out very well for Sadegh Meshkini. During Iran-Iraq war when loan was only given to those who had fought in the war or were going to do so, he is told to make a documentary about the Iraqi captives in the war zone in order to get the loan. Reluctant as he is, he finds no way of changing his fate and eventually has to give up. In this film Kamal Tabrizi collaborates with Parviz Parastui, Shohreh Lorestani, Mehdi Faghih, Hashem Attar, Mojtaba Rahimi, Reza Maghsoodi, Behnam Abtahi, Mahmoud Azizi, Behrouz Moavenian, Ali Ghaffari, Rahim Mehdikhani, Hasan Hoseinian.
Sensitive Floor is about that 'Sensitive Floor' touches greatness with its unusual yet amusing story of grief, jealousy and neglect. When his wife tragically dies, Haj Kamali, more concerned with his own reputation than his family's grief, organises an exuberant but hasty memorial service to commemorate the woman he always neglected. Returning from China after the funeral, Kamali is horrified to discover that in his absence, another man was buried in his wife's two-storey grave. Overcome with jealousy and determined to avoid the disgrace this will bring, Kamali decides to set things right by removing the dead man and reclaiming his wife. In this film Kamal Tabrizi collaborates with Bahareh Rahnama, Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Pantea Bahram, Reza Attaran, Nader Fallah, Bahram Ebrahimi, Azadeh Samadi, Lili Farhadpour, Javad Norooz Beigi, Sogol Ghalatian, Mehran Malakooti, Mostafa Kherghehpoosh, Peyman Ghasemkhani, Peyman Yazdanian, Ali Tabrizi, Sara Samiei, Alireza Alavian, Mohammad Bahrani, Hootan Shakiba, Reza Behboodi, Kazem Sayyahi, Bahador Maleki, Asghar Ghasem Khani, Ehsan Bayatfar, Rezaa Karimi.
Sweet Taste of Imagination is about that An imaginative dreamer university professor named Garoos falls in love with a student who resembles her teacher in this manner. Their love story is endangered when a business competitor sets Garoos up for unethical behavior... In this film Kamal Tabrizi collaborates with Shahab Hosseini, Parivash Nazarieh, Nader Fallah, Nazanin Farahani, Abbas Rastegarpour, Bahram Dehghan, Naghmeh Samini, Majid Eskandari, Masoud Sekhavatdoost, Ali Tabrizi, Majid Leilaji, Nazanin Bayati, Sara Samiei, Mohammad Ali Hossein Nejad, Alireza Alavian, Mehdi Bajestani, Isa Yousefi Pour, Zahra Mosafa.
Mina's Possibility is about that Doubt, suspicion and betrayal lead the romantic life of Mehran and Mina to a new path. In this film Kamal Tabrizi collaborates with Shayesteh Irani, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Siamak Safari, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Farzad Bagheri, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Farhad Tohidi, Milad Keymaram, Saeed Malekan, Farshad Mohammadi, Mehran Malakooti, Behrang Alavi, Behzad Kazzazi, Mohammadreza Mouyini, Mina Sadati, Siamak Ehsaei, Bahador Maleki, Ali Mardaneh, Zahra Mosafa.
Other films are:
There Is Always a Woman Involved, Maternal Love, The Wind Carpet, Take A Look At The Sky Sometimes, Sly, Fire in Harvest, On the Altar of Love, Gohar Kheirandish a Filmography, The Earth Marathon, Up To The Visit, Paranoia, Do Not Get a Reward from the President, The Child Hero, Transition, We're All in this Together, Bump, Let's Go to Heaven, Calm Streets, A Bumpy Story
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