About
Abbas Ali Hatami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as a playwright. Among his plays are: The Demon and the Bald Hassan, Adam and Eve, The Fisherman's Story, City of Oranges, Talisman and Silk. He began his professional film career in 1970 by writing and directing Hassan, the bald (1970). In the following years, he developed a personal style that was characterized by melodious dialogue, traditional Iranian ambiance created through architecture and set design. His last film, World Champion Takhti, remained unfinished because of his death in 1996 due to cancer.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in Tehran1999 · Director, Writer
Punishment Committe1997 · Director, Writer
Love-Stricken1992 · Director, Writer, Producer
Mother1990 · Director, Writer
Jafar Khan is back from the West1985 · Director, Costume Design
Kamalolmolk1984 · Production Design, Costume Design, Director, Writer
Hajji Washington1983 · Director, Writer
Desiderium1977 · Director, Writer
Sattar Khan1972 · Writer, Director, Production Design
Ghalandar1972 · Director, Writer
The Suitor1972 · Director
Baba Shamal1971 · Director, Writer
The ring-necked dove1970 · Director, Writer
Hassan, the Bald1970 · Director, Writer