Rasoul Mollagholipour

Rasoul Mollagholipour (Persian:رسول ملاقلی‌پور; also spelled Rasool Mollagholi Poor; 1955 – 6 March 2007) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.^[1]

Rasoul Mollagholipour رسول ملاقلی‌پور
Born	1955 Tehran, Iran
Died	6 March 2007(2007-03-06) (aged 52) Noshahr, Iran
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	1983–2007

Career

He began his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War. The film director won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava".^[2][3][4][5]

His movie Mim Mesle Madar (M for Mother, 2006) was a huge success despite its tragic, intense, and shocking scenes. It was selected to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars.^[6][7]

He also wrote film scripts and acted as a jury member in Fajr International Film Festival. Afternoon of the 10th Day was his last feature film.^[8]

Films

1. Neynava (1983)
2. A Boat to the Beach (1985)
3. The Flight in the Night (1986)
4. The Horizon (1988)
5. Majnoon (1990)
6. Khosoof (1992)
7. The Refugee (1993)
8. Gharche Sammi (The Poisonous Mushroom, 2002)^[9]
9. Mim Mesle Madar (2006)
10. Afternoon of the 10th Day (2009 - Unfinished, completed by Mojtaba Raie)

See also

• Iranian cinema

References

1. "زندگینامه: رسول ملا‌قلی‌پور (۱۳۳۴- ۱۳۸۵) - همشهری آنلاین". www.hamshahrionline.ir-Iranian newspaper. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Iran Daily – Front Page – 03/07/07 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. "درباره رسول ملاقلی‌پور - ایرنا". www.irna.ir. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
4. "جستجو". www.filimo.com (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
5. "مروری بر آثار رسول ملاقلی پور". خبرگزاری موج - mowj news Agensy (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. "به مناسبت درگذشت رسول ملاقلی پور| سینماگری که خودش بود- اخبار سینما و تئ - اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
7. سیما, IRIB NEWS AGENCY | خبرگزاری صدا و. "رونمایی از یادنامه رسول ملاقلی‌پور". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
8. "BBCPersian.com". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
9. Koehler, Robert (12 February 2003). "Poisonous Mushroom". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

External links

• Rasool Mollagholipour at IMDb