Leila Hatami
| Leila Hatami | |
|---|---|
 Leila Hatami at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 | |
| Born |
October 1, 1972 Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ali Mosaffa (m. 1998) |
| Children |
Mani (b. 2007) Asal (b. 2008) |
| Parent(s) |
Ali Hatami (Father) Zari Khoshkam (Mother) |
Leila Hatami (Persian: لیلا حاتمی Leylā Hātamī; born October 1, 1972) is an Iranian actress and director.[1][2] She is the daughter of director Ali Hatami and actress Zari Khoshkam, and is married to actor Ali Mosaffa.
Biography
After finishing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Mechanical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). After two years she changed her major to French literature.[3] She completed her study of French in a couple of years, before moving back to Iran. Beside her native Persian language she is fluent in French, English and German.
After a pause of a few years which included the continuation of her studies in Switzerland she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui's film Leila. Her acting in this film received rave reviews from critics and audiences.
She married her co-star in Leila (Ali Mosaffa) in 1999. They have two children: a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008).
Career
She had a few short appearances during her childhood which included roles in the Hezar Dastan TV series and the Kamalolmolk movie, as well as a role in 1991 as a blind Turkish princess in Delshodegan.
Having appeared in bit parts in some of her father's movies, Hatami's first lead film appearance was the title role in the 1996 film Leila, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. She received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival.[4]
Her role in The Deserted Station (2002) won the best actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival.[5] She has appeared in her husband's films as a director, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (Ali Mosaffa- 2005) and The Last Step (Ali Mosaffa- 2012). She also designed the sets and the costumes of The Last Step and received a nomination at the Fajr Film Festival for best production design and costume design. In 2012 A Separation won the Academy Award for best foreign film in which Hatami played the leading female role.
In April 2014, she was announced as a member of the main competition jury at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[6] Whilst there, she greeted Cannes President Gilles Jacob with a kiss on the cheek,[7] which is a form of greeting in France. Iran's Deputy Culture Minister Hossein Noushabadi offered criticism of her for this:
"I hope that those who attend international arenas as Iranian women would be careful about the chastity and dignity of Iranians so that the image of the Iranian woman is not tainted before the world," he said. "If they respect Islamic norms and the national culture and beliefs of Iran, it would be a desirable thing for Iranian celebrities to go abroad, but if their presence lacks regard for social values and ethical criteria, the Iranian nation is not going to accept it."[7]
Filmography and awards
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kamalolmolk | Ali Hatami | |
| 1992 | Del Shodegan (a.k.a. The Love Stricken) | Ali Hatami | |
| 1996 | Leila | Dariush Mehrjui | Fajr International Film Festival Honorary Diploma for Outstanding Performance by an Actor Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actress |
| 1998 | Sheida | Kamal Tabrizi | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival for Best Actror Nominated – Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actor |
| 2000 | The Mix | Dariush Mehrjui | |
| 2000 | The English Bag (a.k.a. Keef-e Englisi) (TV Series) | Seyed Ziaeddin Dorri | Sima Festival Winner Award for Best Actress in TV Series |
| 2001 | Ab va Atash (a.k.a. Water and Fire) | Fereydoun Jeyrani | Iran Cinema Celebration Winner Award for Best Actor |
| 2001 | Moraba-ye Shirin (a.k.a. The Sweet Jam) | Marzieh Boroomand | |
| 2002 | Low Heights (a.k.a. Ertefae Past (UK) / Low Heights (US)) | Ebrahim Hatamikia | Nominated – Iran Cinema Celebration Award for Best Actor Nominated – Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actor |
| 2002 | Istgah-e Matrouk (a.k.a. The Deserted Station) | Alireza Raeisian | Montreal World Film Festival Winner Award for Best Actor – tied Nominated – Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Winner Award Cinema Haghighat for Best Actor |
| 2005 | Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast (a.k.a. Portrait of a Lady Far Away) | Ali Mosaffa | |
| 2005 | Salad-e Fasl (a.k.a. Salad of the Season) | Fereydoun Jeyrani | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actror |
| 2005 | Hokm | Masoud Kimiai | |
| 2005 | Shaer-e Zobale-ha (a.k.a. Poet of the Wastes) | Mohammad Ahmadi | |
| 2007 | Har Shab Tanhayi (a.k.a. Every Night Loneliness) | Rasoul Sadrameli | Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust Winner Award for Best Actor |
| 2007–2008 | Paridokht (TV Series) | Saman Moghaddam | |
| 2008 | Bi Pooli (a.k.a. Pennilessness) | Hamid Nematollah | Winner Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actor Donyaye Tasvir Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Shirin | Abbas Kiarostami | |
| 2009 | Chehel Salegi (a.k.a. 40 Years Old) | Alireza Raeisian | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2009 | Parse dar Meh (a.k.a. Roaming in the Mist) | Bahram Tavakkoli | Nominated – Iran Cinema Celebration Award for Best Actor Nominated – Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actor |
| 2010 | There Are Things You Don't Know | Fardin Saheb Zamani | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2011 | Aseman-e Mahboob (a.k.a. What a Wonderful Life or Lovely Sky) | Dariush Mehrjui | |
| 2011 | A Separation | Asghar Farhadi | Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actor (with Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi) Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Actor (with Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi) Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated – Asian Film Awards Award for Best Actor |
| 2011 | Felicity Land | Maziar Miri | International Film Festival of Kerala Winner Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Meeting Leila | Adel Yaraghi | Noor Iranian Film Festival Winner Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | The Last Step | Ali Mosaffa | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Winner Award for Best Actor Nominated – Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Production Design and Costume Design |
| 2012 | Orange Suit | Dariush Mehrjui | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2013 | Sealed Secret | Hadi Moghadamdoost | Nominated – Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award for Best Actor |
| 2014 | What's the Time in Your World? | Safi Yazdanian | |
| 2014 | Time of Love | Alireza Raisian | Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
References
- ↑ Leila Hatami. IMVBox (1972-10-01). Retrieved on 2015-10-16.
- ↑ Terri Ginsberg; Chris Lippard (11 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 175–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7364-3.
- ↑ Tom Vick (2007). Asian cinema: a field guide. Collins.
- ↑ 15th Fajr Film Festival Awards. Fajr International Film Festival, Retrieved June 25, 2006.
- ↑ Awards 2002. World Film Festival, Retrieved June 25, 2006.
- ↑ "The Jury of the 67th Festival de Cannes". Cannes. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- 1 2 Cannes 2014: Iran Criticises Leila Hatami for Kissing Film Festival President. Ibtimes.co.uk (2014-05-19). Retrieved on 2015-10-16.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leila Hatami. |
- Leila Hatami at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Leila Hatami, Leila Hatami answers your questions, BBC Persian, January 31, 2006: Text, Voice.
- Script of Shāer-e Zobāle-hā (شاعر زباله ها), by Mohsen Makhmalbaf: . (Persian)
- An unofficial fan site: Leila-Hatami.com (Persian)