Mohammad Reza Aslani was born in Rasht, Iran, in 1943 and graduated in Art and painting from Teheranâs Faculty of decorative arts.
He spent his filmmaking training in the Ministry of Culture.
Aslani started his professional carrier in cinema in 1967 with the documentary film âHasanlu Cupâ, and then worked with another project âChild and exploitation (1982)â, a documentary made with the aim of display for management community.
It was one of the best documentaries made in Iran in eighties. But shortly after its release it was informally banned and marginalized in 1982.
Aslaniâs first feature film called âThe chess game of the Windâ (1976) was a new and different experience in Iranian cinema, which also was very daring.
Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo began her artistic activity with this movie by playing the role of a servant.
Aslani made television series like âSamak Ayyar,â âlight mist,â âlogic of the flightâ, script writing for movies such as âlineâ, âswitchmanâ, âThe Silent City,â âbottleneck,â âRequiemâ, âthe fourth morning,â âStone Gardenâ.
He wrote three books of poetry, âBench Nights and Wind Days,â âThe difference between the two Maghrebâ and âRequiem for prohibited yearsâ.
Teaching at academies of Sura and cinema and theater, writing critical essays and comments about cinema is among Aslaniâs other activities. His professional activities are enumerated. âonlinefilmhome.dk