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- Nasser Taghvai
- Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. He made his debut, Tranquility in the Presence of Others, in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. He became famous by directing the TV series My Uncle Napoleon. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. Most of his works have been based on novels. Captain Khorshid is an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not, which won the third prize at the 48th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 1988. In 1999 he directed a segment of the film Tales of Kish, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesMarzieh Vafamehr(1995 - October 14, 2025) (his death)Shahrnoush Parsipour(1967 - 1974) (divorced, 1 child)Shahindokht Behzadi (divorced)
- He was married to avantgarde actress and filmmaker Marzieh Vafamehr and both had no children.
- Since his film first feature film "Tranquility in the Presence of Others" (1972, Winner Silver Lion, Best First Work, Venice International Film Festival) Taghvai has been instrumental in paving the way for the Iranian cinematic renaissance, so called the "Iranian New Wave.".
- He made only three films before the Islamic revolution Aramesh , Nefrin and Sadegh Kordeh and only three films Nakhoda Khorshid, Ei Iran and Kaghaz Bikhat after the Islamic revolution.
- He began his work when he was student in Abadan by writing.
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