Famous Italian film editor says is a fan of Iranian cinema

Perpignani made the remarks on the sidelines of the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) currently underway in Tehran.

The Italian film editor said he liked the Iranian cinema because it narrates the actual stories and displays real people.

Perpignani who he has been the head of editing department at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (National Film School) in Rome since 1976, said one of the appealing characteristic of Iranian films is that they are full of characters.

Perpignani started his career in 1962 as assistant editor in Orson Welles' The Trial. His first credit as film editor is for Bernardo Bertolucci's Prima Della Rivoluzione.

He won three David di Donatello awards for Best Editing, in 1983 for Paolo e Vittorio Taviani's The Night of the Shooting Stars, in 1995 for Michael Radford's Il Postino and in 1997 for Roberto Faenza's Marianna Ucria.

Perpignani was also awarded a Premio Bianchi at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival.

Presided over by writer-director Reza Mirkarimi, the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival will continue until April 27.

The event organizers expect to receive over 300 special guests from around the world, ranging from filmmakers to screenwriters, actors to activists.

A host of A-listers are also scheduled to attend, including legendary Italian actor Franco Nero and influential American film director Oliver Stone.

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