Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait (1996)
Synopsis
A profile of the energetic and idiosyncratic Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and a journey through his unruly body of work.
Directed by Houshang Golmakani, editor of Film Monthly, Iran's oldest and most important film magazine, Stardust Stricken captures Makhmalbaf at home and on the set of his films, including the Salaam Cinema and Gabbeh.
It also includes a conversation between Makhmalbaf and German director Werner Herzog (himself the subject of a Pacific Cinòmath¦que retrospective in 1996).
Stardust Stricken is dedicated to Makhmalbafs late wife and children, who died several years ago in a house fire. Cast:Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Title: Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait (1996)
Directed by: Houshang Golmakani
Date of birth: 23 March 1954, Gorgan Iran
Writing credits:
Houshang Golmakani
Country: Iran
Language: Farsi
Color: Color
Runtime: 70 min.