Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He became interested in cinema
in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the
Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short
films. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's
School of Dramatic Arts in 1998 and his Masters in Stage Direction from
Tarbiat Modarres University a few years later. During these formative years,
Farhadi made six shorts and two TV series for Iran's National Broadcasting
Corporation (IRIB) of which "A Tale of a City" is most noteworthy.(IMDBから) |