Saeed Amirsoleimani
Acting
Biography
Saeed Amirsoleimani (born November 8, 1942, Tehran) made his stage debut in 1961 and made his film debut in 1973 in 'Lollipop' directed by Aman Manteqi. He is the father of well-known Iranian actress Kamand Amirsoleimani and actor Sepand Amirsoleimani. He has appeared in 'Sooteh Delan' (1977), 'The Red Line' (2001), 'The Great Brawl' (1984), 'The Great Day' (1988), 'Gold Tooth' (1991), 'The Devoted' (1991) and 'Bibi’s Dowry' (1994).
Born: November 8, 1942
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Known For
Dariush
It is the story of a man who returns to the city he ran away from after eleven years.
Lollipop
Morteza, a truck driver, is a family-oriented man but has a quick temper. His behavior has upset his daughter and son. When Morteza ends up in prison for involuntary manslaughter due to an accident, his daughter, realizing that her fiancé, who is also her cousin, does not earn enough to support their lives, starts working as a secretary for a wealthy man ...
Love-Stricken
A group of Iranian classical musicians in the Ghajar era try to release their first record, which takes them on a journey to France.
Sophie and the Mad
In an extraordinary day, Sophie has to euthanize an ill old man. On the same day, she saves another man who wants to commit suicide. Together, they experience a very unusual form of love.
Desiderium
Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.
Hezar Dastan
Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer, who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time from the early twentieth century to the reign of Naser al-Din Shah in 19th century Iran. Captured by the Shah's guards, he shows films from the history of Iranian cinema to the Shah. The Shah is entranced and eagerly shows his family the apparently magical medium.
Bitter Coffee
The series begins with history teacher Nima Zande-Karimi (Siamak Ansari) realizing that his extensive research on Persian and world history is of little use to financing his day-to-day life. He is about to leave Tehran for good to go back to his hometown by the name of Darab, when he comes across young university student Roya Atabaki (Sahar Jafari-Jozani) who is researching for her final year dissertation, which is regarding the period 1198–1203, that is said to be a period of turmoil for Iran's ruling elite. Such turmoil that, very few books are available on that period for Roya's research. It is then that Nima receives an anonymous telephone call, which leads him to Niavaran Palace (currently a museum), where he is told to have a coffee and wait. The coffee (which is bitter) is ready and he duly drinks it, his sight becomes hazy, and when he manages to refocus he is in the year 1201 (1822 AD), and the story develops therein.
Made In Iran
Koroush Afsharjam (Behnam Tashakor) is an unpopular Iranian scientist that invents a new powder that can turn dirty liquid into drinkable water. He gets a call from Paris indicating that he could come to Paris and announce his new invention to the world. After he gets in a car crash, laying on the ground, Gholam (Amin Hayaei) decides to still his samsonite bag without any idea of what it holds. After Gholam becomes wanted by the police, he decides to use Koroosh's passport to go to Paris. After finding out what the powder does, he decides to sell it and get the money at any cost. His stupid brain and not knowing anything about English or Europe make this Hilarious character even better.
Sag Band
Sagband is a comedy and social film directed by Mehran Ahmadi. This film was the last play of Sirus Gorjestani in cinema. This film is the story of two brothers who get rich illegally after their father's death. Sagband is derived from the name of one of the techniques of wrestling.
Filmography
as Zamani
as Hootan
as The regent
as Moeer ol-Doleh
as SAVAK agent
as Morteza's Assistant