Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

EditorDirectorActress

Born: January 5, 1935
Died: February 13, 1967

Farugh Farrokhzad was primarily a poet. Indeed, she is regarded as one of the most important poets of the twentieth century in Iran, which has a millennium of poetic tradition behind it. Although she only made one film, the 22 minute so-called documentary "The House is Black", this work is generally…

Biography

Farugh Farrokhzad was primarily a poet. Indeed, she is regarded as one of the most important poets of the twentieth century in Iran, which has a millennium of poetic tradition behind it. Although she only made one film, the 22 minute so-called documentary "The House is Black", this work is generally seen as the crucial precursor of the Iranian New Wave.

Director

The House Is Black(1963)

Writer

The House Is Black(1963)

Actress

Brick and Mirror(1965)as Woman in taxi

Editor

The House Is Black(1963)

A Fire(1961)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Courtship(1961)

Thanks

The Debridement of Rome(2012)

Soundtrack

The Unicorn(2024)

Self

The House Is Black(1963)as Narrator

Courtship(1961)as (segment: Iran)

Archive Footage

Gheddis(2019)as Self

Moon Sun Flower Game: A True Fairytale(2008)as Self

Tehran Has No More Pomegrenates!(2007)as Self

Summit of the Wave(2004)as Self

Known for

The House Is Black1963 · Editor A Fire1961 · Editor Courtship1961 · Self

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