Morteza Avini
Rey, Iran | |
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Died | 9 April 1993 Fakkeh, Iran | (aged 45)
Nationality | Iranian |
Education | Master's degree in Architecture |
Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Occupation(s) | Film director, author, photographer |
Organization | Jihad TV Unit (part of Jihad of Construction) |
Notable work | Ravayat-e Fath documentary film |
Television | Ravayat-e Fath |
Spouse | Maryam Amini (m. 1982)[2] |
Sayyid Morteza Avini (
Early life and education
Avini was born in 1947 in the city of
Shahrzad Beheshti, one of Avini's friends during his time at the university, later said that "Avini was a very different person before and after the revolution."
Artistic work
According to
Style
Reviewer Kamran Rastegar described Avini's work as melding "documentary techniques and ideological aims." His films rarely mention the national identity of the enemies in a battle, and instead explore the actions of young Iranian soldiers in comparison to the actions of historical
"Filming something differently" was the editorial policy of Avini in his documentary series. He worked with a crew of young amateur volunteers. As he had based his works on the break with the imperial past, he could not work with a team formed under the
Avini has stated that his film crews tried to avoid the "sloppy fakery" of most TV News reports.
Ravayat-e Fath
Ravayat-e Fath (Narration of Victory) was a "lifelong" documentary of the Iran–Iraq War which focused on the daily life of Iranian soldiers. It consisted of five series and dealt with the spiritual aspect of the war. It depicted "a lifetime spiritual experience" through its ideological narration.[3]
Theoretical works
He wrote a series of articles in Sureh magazine critiquing Western civilization, a subject which was later the focus of his film Sarab (Mirage).[3]
According to Devictor, Avini was an intellectual and theorist who worked on reconciling the Iranian Islamic regime with political and aesthetic modernity.[6] Avini's work had similarities to that of 19th century thinkers in the Muslim world who felt it was necessary to employ Western political, economic, or cultural techniques in the service of spiritual art.[6] However, Avini said that artists needed to be able to subdue what he described as the profane nature of modern techniques to use them in spiritual revolutionary art.[13] At a conference at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, he said that Western art was a container that could accept any content, and that it was possible to insert religious thought without changing or betraying it.[6]
Death and legacy
Avini was killed by shrapnel from a landmine explosion in
Selected films
Title | Year | Genre | Episodes |
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Six Days in Turkmensahra | 1979 | documentary | |
Khuzestan Flood | 1979 | documentary | |
The Bitten by the Khan | 1980 | documentary | 6 episodes |
The Reward of Jihad and Martyrdom | 1981 | documentary | 3 episodes |
The Victory of Blood | 1981 | documentary | 3 episodes |
Truth | 1981 | documentary | 11 episodes |
With the Doctor of Jihad in Bashagerd | 1981 | documentary | |
Seven Stories of Balochistan | 1981 | documentary | 7 episodes |
Qiamollah | 1982 | documentary | |
Salavati Economy | 1982 | documentary | 6 episodes |
The Lion Men of God | 1983 | documentary | 4 episodes |
Brave men! Karbala is Waiting | 1983 | documentary | |
Karbala, War, People | 1984 | documentary | 3 episodes |
With Al'Mahdi Brigade at the Head of Albysheh Axis | 1985 | documentary | |
The Special Program of ValFajr 8 | 1987 | documentary | |
Narration of Victory | 1985~1988 | documentary | 63 episodes |
Elegy | 1988 | documentary | 2 episodes |
America, Deception, Rape | 1988 | documentary | |
The Breeze of Life, Fragrance of Islamic Revolution in Lebanon | 1988 | documentary | 13 episodes |
The Herald of Affections | 1989 | documentary | 7 episodes |
It Can't Be Said, the Separation of a Friend | 1989 | documentary | 2 episodes |
Stone Revolution | 1989 | documentary | 6 episodes |
Talk to Me DoKoohe | 1989 | documentary | 2 episodes |
Mirage | 1990 | documentary | 17 episodes |
Three Generations of Runabout | 1992 | documentary | 3 episodes |
A City in the Sky | 1992 | documentary | 6 episodes |
Bibliography
Title | Year | Source |
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Magic Mirror – Volume I | 1998 | [18] |
Magic Mirror – Volume II | 1998 | [19] |
Magic Mirror – Volume III | 1999 | [20] |
The Beginning of an End | 1999 | [21] |
Imam and the Inner Life of Human | 1999 | [22] |
The Rupture of Form | 2009 | [23] |
Talk to Me DoKoohe | 2001 | [24] |
The Observatory of Mysteries | 2012 | [25] |
Development and Foundations of Western Civilization | 1997 | [26] |
The Homeless Snails | 2000 | [27] |
The Resurrection of Life | 2000 | [28] |
Travel to the Land of Light | 2005 | [29] |
A City in the Sky | 2005 | [30] |
The Victory of Blood | 2000 | [31] |
Another Tomorrow | 1999 | [32] |
The Heavenly Treasures | 1997 | [33] |
The Center of Sky | 2001 | [34] |
The Breeze of Life | 2005 | [35] |
See also
- Sacred Defense Cinema
- Culture of Iran
- Islamic art
- Iranian art
- Iranian art and architecture
- List of Iranian artists
- Martyr Avini Literary Award
- Occidentalism
References
- ^ "دفتر امور ایثارگران/سردار جهادگر شهید سید مرتضی آوینی". www.maj.ir.
- ^ Staff writers (9 April 2015). "Martyr Avini's unpublished writings to be printed". IBNA.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-317-57692-1. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8223-4878-8. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-134-66252-4. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ ISSN 1621-5338. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Asadzadeh, Mohammd Reza. "Who fears from the esoteric aspects of Avini". Khabar Online (in Persian). No. 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "A conversation with one of Avini's friend". Avini.com. 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Cannes spotlight puts Iranian film industry centre stage". The Independent. AFP. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-19-939017-5. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-4165-9739-1. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ David, Catherine; Devictor, Agnès; Yousefi, Hamed (June 2014). "Truth: Morteza Avini". HKW. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Avini, Morteza (2012). The Observatory of Mystery (Fa. Original: Tamashagah-e Raz): Essays, Critiques and Conversations about the Holy Defense Cinema. Tehran: Vaheh publication. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "bibliography of Martyr Seyyed Morteza Avini – IBNA" (in Persian). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The master of martyred literati; the narrator of epic and sacrifice". Tasnim News. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Filmography of Martyr Seyyed Morteza Avini – Rasekhoon.net" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Filmography of Martyr Seyyed Morteza Avini – pnushafagh.ir" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Mirror of the magic – Volume I – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Mirror of the magic – Volume II – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Mirror of the magic – Volume III – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The beginning of an end – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Imam and the inner life of human – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Appearance gap – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Speak with me DoKoohe – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The watch place of secret – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Development and Foundations of Western Civilization – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The homeless snails – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The resurrection of life – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Travel to the Land of Light – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "A city in the sky – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The victory of blood – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "An other tomorrow – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The Heavenly Treasures – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The center of sky – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The breeze of life – Bookroom.ir" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2016.