Hossein Jafarian

Infobox Actor
name = Hossein Jafarian
حسین جعفریان


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birthdate = birth date and age|1944|3|25
birthplace = Tehran, Iran
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spouse = Noori Hoghooghi
occupation = Director of Photography, Screenwriter

Hossein Jafarian (PerB| حسین جعفریان , born 25 March 1944 in Tehran) is an acclaimed Iranian cinematographer.

Career

Hossein Jafarian is a graduate of Tehran's University of Dramatic Arts. He began his career working for Iranian state-run television where he shot over 40 documentaries and TV shows before retiring early soon after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His feature film debut was with 1984's Tatooreh. But it wasn't until 1992's Nargess that he established himself as a leading cinematographer in Iran. It was with "Nargess" that he for the first time captured "real nights" on the Iranian film screen. In a review of 2001's "Under the Skin of the City", film critic Hooshang Golmakani was so impressed that he called Jafarian an auteur. Jafarian has a distinctive style of his own. His work draws comparisons with the American cinematographer Gordon Willis for his use of darkness and low-lighting situations. Many of his films have gone on to win awards at international film festival, including; Abbas Kiarostami's Through the Olive Trees, Jafar Panahi's Crimson Gold, Asghar Farhadi's "Fireworks Wednesday", and Niki Karimi's "One Night". He was a guest at 2004's Camerimage with "Crimson Gold".

elected Filmography (as a Director of Photography)

* "Nargess" (1992)
* "Through the Olive Trees" (1994)
* "The May Lady" (1998)
* "Two Women" (1999)
* "Under the Skin of the City" (2001)
* "Afflicted Generation" (2001)
* "Yalda's Night" (2002)
* "Crimson Gold" (2003)
* "One Night" (2005)
* "Fireworks Wednesday" (2007)

Books and Publications

* "Lens: In Photography and Cinematography" by Hossein Jafarian.

See also

*Iranian Cinema