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Samuel Khachikian (Armenian: Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան Armenian pronunciation: [sɑm'vɛl χɑtʃʰik'jɑn]; Persian: ساموئل خاچیکیان; October 21, 1923 – October 22, 2001) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor of Armenian descent. He was one of the most influential figures of Iranian cinema and was nicknamed "Iran's Hitchcock".[1]

Samuel Khachikian
BornOctober 21, 1923
Tabriz, Iran
DiedOctober 22, 2001(2001-10-22) (aged 78)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeBurastan Cemetery, Khavaran, Tehran
NationalityIranian Armenian
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, author, film editor
Years active1951–1994

Biography


Born 1923 in Tabriz to a family of Armenian immigrants.[2] Khachikian's father escaped the Armenian genocide in 1915 and settled in Tabriz. His mother admired cinema and the arts and often took her children to the theater.[1] Samuel Khachikian published his first poem "The Prison" in the Armenian newspaper Alik when he was nine. Five years later, he gave his first stage performance in Tabriz in a play titled "Seville". He completed his education in History and Journalism, and wrote eight plays which went on stage not only in different cities of Iran, but also in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Greece.

Khachikian made his first film in 1953, titled Return.[3] He was among the first and few directors who used the decoupage technique on the film set, preparing the complete shooting script in advance. The success of his works attracted a lot of attention to the advantages of this filmmaking approach. As an innovative filmmaker, he turned the production of murder mysteries and noir thrillers into a popular new wave in the Iranian filmmaking. He made the first ever movie trailer in the history of Iranian cinema for the movie A Girl From Shira in 1954. Subsequent films, such as The Strike and The Eagles, were box office hits of their times.

The 1956 film A Party in Hell directed by Khachikian was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.

Khachikian's brother Souren Khachikian was also heavily involved in the production of his films. Souren's grandson Ara H. Keshishian is working as a film editor in Hollywood. Samuel Khachikian's son Edwin Khachikian is also a director.

He died on October 22, 2001, at the age of seventy-eight in Tehran, Iran.[4]


Filmography


Samuel Khachikian (right), 1954
Samuel Khachikian (right), 1954
Khachikian's grave at Burastan Cemetery, Khavaran
Khachikian's grave at Burastan Cemetery, Khavaran

References


  1. Milani, Abbas (2008). Eminent Persians: The Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, 1941–1979: In Two Volumes (1st ed.). Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. pp. 1002–6. ISBN 978-0815609070.
  2. Lippard, Terri Ginsberg, Chris (2010). Historical dictionary of Middle Eastern cinema. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0810873643.
  3. Jahed, Parviz, ed. (2012). Directory of world cinema (1. ed.). Bristol, UK: Intellect. pp. 57–8. ISBN 978-1841503998.
  4. "Noted Director Samuel Khachikian Dies in Iran". Asbarez. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

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Samuel Khachikian (en idioma armenio : Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան pronunciación armenia: [sɑm'vɛl χɑtʃʰik'jɑn] ; en idioma persa: ساموئل خاچیکیان , Tabriz, Irán 21 de octubre - Teherán, 22 de octubre de 2001),[1] fue un director , guionista , autor y editor de cine iraní de ascendencia armenia. Fue una de las figuras más influyentes en la industria del cine iraní y fue apodado «Hitchcock de Irán».[2]


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