Iradj Azimi

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Iradj Azimi ( listen ? / I ; * 1942 in Shiraz , Iran ) is a French director of Iranian origin. Audio file / audio sample

Life

From 1966 to 1968 Iradj Azimi studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques . Already at this time, after a visit to the Louvre , he wanted to film the story behind Théodore Géricault's painting The Raft of Medusa .

He made his film debut as a director in 1973 with Les jours gris , a notable success around an old man ( Jean Dasté ) who was retiring from life in a pension. Azimi tells the story of a man in search of his past in Utopia with Laurent Terzieff and Dominique Sanda . Die Insel (1983) with Maximilian Schell , Daniel Mesguich and Marie Trintignant is set on the island of a fictional archipelago, which is abandoned by most of the inhabitants while those who remain prosper. The cinematic meditation on turning away from material things followed in 1987 with preparations for one of the most expensive French films of the time: Le radeau de la Méduse costs 400 million francs from the start. He hires Jean Yanne as commandant of Chaumareys, Philippe Laudenbach and Claude Jade as the governor couple Schmatz as well as Daniel Mesguich, Rufus and Laurent Terzieff, who play in Martinique in 1988. In 1989, Hurricane Hugu destroyed the entire replica of the Méduse, and due to other problems, filming took three years. Financiers get out, Azimi faces ruin. Supported by some loyal followers, in addition to his stars like Claude Jade and Laurent Terzieff, also the pantomime Marcel Marceau , Azimi demonstrated repeatedly in December 1997 at the Ministry of Culture. During one of the protests, Azimi cuts his wrists. He is rescued and Culture Minister Catherine Trautmann is personally committed to ensuring that the film is officially released in cinemas: in the summer of 1998.

Filmography

literature

  • René Prédal: 900 cinéastes français d'aujourd'hui. Cerf, Charenton-le-Pont 1988

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personal data
SURNAME Azimi, Iradj
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French director of Iranian origin
DATE OF BIRTH 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Shiraz , Iran