
Lotfi: Four Seasons
Documentary · Music · Drama
Overview
This Documentary takes a look at the art life of Maestro "MohammadReza Lotfi", the great master of "Târ", "Setâr"; great composer of Persian traditional music and the father of art of improvisation in "Dastgâh" music. by interviewing some of the greatest Iranian traditional music maestros and his close friends such as: MohammadReza Shajarian, Hossein Alizâdeh, Bizhan Kâmkâr, Houshang Ebtehâj (a.k.a Sâyeh), Majid Derakhshâni and a lot of other great musicians, the film narrates the life of Lotfi in 4 seasons of his life, from the spring until winter.
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Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
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Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
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Mohammadreza Shajarian
Mohammadreza Shajarian
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Mohammadreza Shajarian
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Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh
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Hossein Alizadeh
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Houshang Ebtehaj (Sayeh)
Houshang Ebtehaj (Sayeh)
Himself
Houshang Ebtehaj (Sayeh)
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Sima Bina
Sima Bina
Herslef
Sima Bina
Herslef
Darvish Reza Monazzami
Darvish Reza Monazzami
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Darvish Reza Monazzami
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Majid Derakhshâni
Majid Derakhshâni
Himself
Majid Derakhshâni
Himself
Abdolnaqi Afsharnia
Abdolnaqi Afsharnia
Himself
Abdolnaqi Afsharnia
Himself
Bijan Kamkar
Bijan Kamkar
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Bijan Kamkar
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Mohammad Motamedi
Mohammad Motamedi
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Mohammad Motamedi
Himself
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