Bahram Bayzai
Bahram Bayzai (Persian بهرام بیضایی; born December 26, 1938 in Tehran ) is an Iranian screenwriter, playwright, director, producer and professor at Tehran University.
Bayzai belongs to the generation of Iranian filmmakers who primarily on Italian neorealism and similar movements of the time -oriented and is considered as the " Iranian New Wave ". This movement began in the 1960s and joined other directors such as Abbas Kiarostami, Forough Farrokhzad, Sohrab Shahid Saless and Parviz Kimiavi with a. The filmmakers are characterized by techniques such as the use of poetic dialogues, references to the traditional art and culture as well as allegorical story-telling and often deal with political and philosophical issues.
Career
After beginning a study of Persian literature at Tehran University to Bahram Bayzai turned to the visual arts. Here he dealt with the traditional Persian theater including puppetry, the pre-Islamic culture and the Shahnameh, the Shiite passion plays and the Persian miniature painting. All this combined with his interest in the Far Eastern theater helped him to develop a new direction for the Iranian theater.
In 1964 he published the first of three pieces of visual Namāyesch -e Arusak (three puppet shows ) in which also reflects the influence of Pirandello and the theater of the absurd.
1969 Bayzais film career began with his work as a director in amu Sibilū ( Uncle Mustache ), the ( The trip ) was followed by Safar. In 1971 he brought the movie Ragbār out ( rain ), who is considered one of the most successful Iranian films. The film addresses the late Parviz Fanizadeh, the Iranian audiences for his role as uncle Napoleon ( " Napoleon Dā'īdschān " ) is known and who was also a drug addict.
Since then he has produced a number of other films and led to them directed, including " Bashu, the Little Stranger ".
Bahram Bayzai is considered one of the most intellectual contemporary Iranian authors. He is primarily concerned with the issues of history and identity crisis, which he links with Iranian cultural and mythical symbols and paradigms.
His daughter Niloofar Beyzaie also works as a playwright and director in Germany.
Works and publications (selection)
1960s:
- Numerous articles in literary and art magazines
- "The eightth Voyage of Sindbad " ( The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad )
- "Banquet"
- " Serpant King" ( King Serpant )
- "Dolls " ( dolls)
- "Story of the Hidden Moon" ( History of the hidden moon )
- Seh Namāyesh -e Arusak (three puppet shows ( dramas ) )