Manouchehr Anvar Information

Manouchehr Anvar (born Oct. 12, 1928) Iranian contemporary writer, director, announcer, editor, and translator Childhood and Education He was born in Tehran bypassing the primary course enrolled in the Firooz Bahram high school. In 1944 with the help of Gholam Hossein Salehyar, he established the theatrical section of the Literary Association of Firooz Bahram High School but in the midway, he left the school for England to study in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and in 1953 he was graduated from that Academy. Professional Activities Anvar in 1953 started his artistic activities in London as a writer, announcer, actor of Persian B.B.C Radio. After coming back to Iran in 1958 he joined the Franklin Publication Institution by the invitation of Homayoon Sanatizadeh and established the editing section and he himself became the chief editor of the Institution up to 1962. After joining the National Art Group and Lecturing in university, from 1960 he started to write and perform the texts of the announce of the films. He started his cooperation with Mahmood Mosahab to compile the Mosahab Encyclopedia by writing and translating the entries related to painting, architecture, fine arts, Iran traditional handicrafts. This Cooperation continued up to the completion and publication of the work. His most important artistic works are a documentary film under the title of “The Medicine of Biting” produced in 1964 and the cinematographic copy of the celebrated Bijan Mofid’s Play under the name of the Town of Tale which its script was written by Manouchehr Anvar and Bijan Mofid in 1973 and Anvar directed it. The play of the Town of Tale is one of the most popular artworks in Iran’s contemporary art history. He was assigned as the managing director of the company of Light and Sound (Noor and Seda) in 1967 and started to produce industrial, commercial, and advertising films that kept on for many years. Among the film he produced for this company one may refer to a documentary film about the Bank of Saderate of Iran, a documentary film under the name of Bread from Fire (about the petrochemical Industries), the advertising films for the products of Tide, Minoo, Behsharh Industrial Group and many other companies. Among his artistic achievement, one can mention the establishment of “the Center of Progressive Cinema Workers” which its idea was offered by Parviz Sayyad, Hosshang Baharloo, and Hajir Dariush. Works Films 1. Directing (he directed films under the pseudonym of Sharvand) the play of the Bewitched Nightingale, written by Ali Nasirian for presenting in the Nation’s Theater Festival in Paris – April 1960 -. It was the first serious appearance of Iran theater in the International Festivals, 1960 2. The film of Cham (the Plan of Cham) translating and announcing by Manoochehr Anvar; producer: Abolqasem Rezaie, 1962 3. The documentary industrial film of Medicine Biting about the Institution of Serum Making of Razi. The film is regarded as one of the important works in the history of Iran documentary cinema, 1964 4. The film The Rebellious Well; produced by Abolqasem Rezaie about the conflagration of Masjed Soleyman Gas Well which was published in London by technicolor print; 1969– 71 5. The film of the Flames of Aqajari about the pipeline of Khuzestan, 1969-71 6. The long film of the Town of Tale Announcing 1. Announcing the text of the film “Combat Against Fire at Ahvaz” or “Fire Fight at Ahvaz” in the English Language; director: John Sherman, 1959 2. Announcing the text of the documentary film about Robert Frost, the American Poet, 1960 3. Announcing the text of the film of the Cup of Hasanloo (and account of Mansoor Hallaj’s Life taken from Jami’s Tazkerat-ol-Oliya) programing and preparing by Mohammad Reza Aslani, 1967 4. Translating and announcing the documentary film of the Zypher, directed by Albert La Maurice, 1970 5. Announcing the text of the film of the Lantern of Imagination, director and film script: Bahram Raypoor, 1976 6. Writing and announcing the text of the film Gas, Fire, Wind (the projects of gas injection); directed by Kamran Shirdel, in the 1980s Books 1. Molla Nasreddin; Karnama Publication, 2018 2. The living Language; Karnama Publication, 2019 3. The Ode in Definition of Persian Poetry (in print) Translated Books 1. A Doll’s House; Henrik Ibsen, the poet, Karnama Publication, 2006 2. Flatland, Edwin Abbott; Karnama Publication, 2009 3. The Wild Duck; a play by Henrik Ibsen, the poet, Karnama Publication, 2017 4. The Adventures of Pinocchio; Carlo Collodi, with the cooperation of Iraj Anvar (in print) 5. The Death of Yazdgerd; written by Bahram Beyzaie, Roshangaran Publication and Studies on Women’s Issues (bilingual) 6. The Report of Conquest of Kalat; written by Bahram Beyzaie, Roshangaran Publication and Studies on Women’s Issues