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| Nassirian: Iran’s veteran artist |
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Ali Nassirian is a celebrated Iranian movie and theater actor, respected for both effective character and leading roles. Born 1935 in Tehran, he recognized his interest in visual arts specially acting at an early age. To develop his talent and skills, he attended Tehran Acting School and performed at a theater stage in the capital named Barbod Society.  In addition, Nassirian was a capable screenwriter. He received a first prize for a play script, the “Dizzy Nightingale” in 1956.At this time, he was known as a strong and famous theater actor throughout the country. Nassirian made his debut in Iranian cinema industry with a supporting role in Dariush Mehrjui’s “The Cow” in 1969. The film gained a great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival and was twice voted as the best Iranian film ever made by a survey of Iranian film critics. The story begins by showcasing the close relationship between a middle-aged Iranian villager Hasan and his beloved cow. Hassan is married but has no child and his valuable property is only a cow. When Hasan must leave the village for a short time, the pregnant cow is found dead in the barn…. After this victorious experience, Nasirian wrote another popular play script. The result was a winning movie named “Mr. Simpleton” (1970) directed by Mehrjui. Up to now, Nassirian has played in more than 35 movies such as The Postman, The Cycle, The Mandrake, Kamalolmolk, Mirza Norouz’s Shoes, Stony Lion, Captain Khorshid, and The Scent of Joseph’s Shirt. One of the latest ones is “The Postman Doesn’t Knock Three Times” by Hassan Fathi. Nassirian, the tireless actor has also played leading roles in several TV series and made them more memorable. “The Forbidden Fruit” is maybe the most famous one.   Socialize this Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in touch and receive all of TT updates right in your feed reader
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