Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 26, 1938
Died
Dec 27, 2025
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Credits
37 titles
Bahram Beyzai
Biography
Bahrām Beyzāie (also spelt Beizai, Beyza'i, Persian: بهرام بیضائی, 26 December 1938 — 27 December 2025) was a critically and popularly acclaimed filmmaker, playwright, theater director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Beyzāie was the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, known as one of the most profound poets of 20th-century Iran, is Bahram's paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie's paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni ("Ebn Ruh"), and paternal great-grandfather, the mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni ("Ruh'ol-Amin"), were also notable poets. In spite of his somewhat belated start in cinema, Beyzai was often considered a pioneer of a generation of filmmakers whose works are sometimes described as the Iranian New Wave. His Bashu, the Little Stranger (1986) was voted "Best Iranian Film of all time" in November 1999 by a Persian movie magazine Picture World poll of 150 Iranian critics and professionals.[5] Still, even before the outset of his cinematic career in 1970, he was a leading playwright (as well as theater historian), so much so that he is often considered the greatest playwright of the Persian language, and holds a reputation as 'the Shakespeare of Persia'.
Known For
Filmography
Bukhara Chronicles
voice
Pure White
Self
Ayyar-e Tanha
Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors
Self
Ballad of Bahram
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Crossroads
Director
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Self
Jana and Baladoor
Director
Mohakate Ghazaleh Alizadeh
self
When We Are All Asleep
Director
Dead End
as Himself
Persian Carpet
Director
The Eloquent Carpet
Director
Summit of the Wave
Zamaneh
Editor
Killing Mad Dogs
Director
The Green Cold
Arash
Writer
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
self
Dialogue with the Wind
director
The Fifth Season
Writer
Minoo Watch Tower
Editor
The Fateful Day
Writer
Travelers
Director
Bashu, the Little Stranger
Director
Maybe Some Other Time
Director
The Runner
Editor
Death of Yazdgerd
Director
The Red Line
Writer
Salandar
Writer
Ballad of Tara
Director
The Raven
Director
The Stranger and the Fog
Director
Downpour
Writer
Journey
Director
Uncle Moustache
Director
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