Parviz Kimiavi

Parviz Kimiavi

Known for

Directing

Birthplace

Tehran, Iran

Biography

Parviz Kimiavi (Persian: پرويز کيمياوی‎‎; Born 1939, Tehran) is an Iranian (Persian) film director, screenwriter, editor and one of the most prominent figures of Persian cinema of the 20th century.

Kimiavi studied photography and film at l'École Louis Lumière (Louis Lumiere School of Cinematography) and IDHEC. His works gained critical success and won several prizes in important international events such as Berlin and Cannes.

Best known work

P for Pelican
P for Pelican
1972
Concerning Nice
Concerning Nice
1995
The Mongols
The Mongols
1973
Iran Is My Land
Iran Is My Land
1999
O.K. Mister
O.K. Mister
1979
Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!
Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!
1982
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016
The Garden of Stones
The Garden of Stones
1976
Oh, Protector of the Gazelle
Oh, Protector of the Gazelle
1970
The Old Man and his Garden of Stones
The Old Man and his Garden of Stones
2004

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Simone Weil

    Director

  2. 2016

  3. 2013

    Image Latent

    as Himself

  4. 2004

  5. 1999

    Iran Is My Land

    Director, Writer

  6. 1998

  7. 1995

    Concerning Nice

    as The movie director (segment "Repérages"), Director

  8. 1982

  9. 1981

    ditch

    Director

  10. 1979

    O.K. Mister

    Director

  11. 1976

    The Garden of Stones

    Director, Writer

  12. 1973

    The Mongols

    as Director, Editor, Director, Writer

  13. 1972

    P for Pelican

    Director, Writer

  14. 1970

    Shiraz 70

    Director

  15. 1970

  16. 1969

  17. 1963

    The Last Whisky

    as The Indian, Director

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