Pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema
Appearance
Pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema (Persian: سینمای قبل از انقلاب ایران) contains films and cinematic events made in Iran before Iranian revolution era. Hooshang Kavoosi, an Iranian film critic first used term Filmfarsi (Persian: فیلمفارسی) to point to Iranian popular films before revolution.[1]
Notable directors
- Abdolhossein Sepanta
- Esmail Koushan
- Masoud Kimiay
- Darius Mehrjui
- Ebrahim Golestan
- Bahram Beizai
- Sohrab Shahid-Saless
- Parviz Kimiavi
- Amir Naderi
- Forough Farrokhzad
Notable films
- Lor Girl
- Leyli and Majnun
- Ganj-e Qarun
- Qeysar
- The Cow
- The House is Black
- Ballad of Tara
- The Traveller
- The Deers