Ebrahim Golestan
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Ebrahim Golestan | |
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ابراهیم گلستان | |
Born | Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi 19 October 1922 |
Died | 22 August 2023 Sussex, England | (aged 100)
Education | University of Tehran (unfinished) |
Occupation(s) | Writer and director |
Spouse | |
Partner | Forough Farrokhzad[1] (1960s–1967) |
Children | Leili and Kaveh |
Family |
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Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi (
Biography
Ebrahim Golestan was married to his cousin, Fakhri Taghavi Shirazi; their son was photojournalist Kaveh Golestan and their daughter was Lili Golestan, translator and owner and artistic director of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran, Iran.[3] A grandson, Mani Haghighi, is also a film director. His other grandson, Mehrak, is a rapper.
Golestan was a member of the Tudeh Party of Iran, but broke away from the party in January 1948.[4]
After
In February 2017, 50 years after Farrokhzad's death, the 94-year-old Golestan broke his silence about his relationship with Forough, speaking to Saeed Kamali Dehghan of The Guardian. Golestan said: "I rue all the years she isn't here, of course, that's obvious. We were very close, but I can't measure how much I had feelings for her. How can I? In kilos? In metres?"[6]
Golestan participated in the 2022 documentary See You Friday, Robinson. Director Mitra Farahani initiated an email exchange between Golestan and French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, with emailed text letters from Golestan and "videos, images, and aphorism" responses from Godard.[7]
Golestan turned 100 in October 2022,[8] and died in Sussex on 22 August 2023.[9]
Works
Golestan started his film studio Golestan Films in 1957 and produced some documentaries for the
Books
Stories
- Âzar, mâh-e âkher-e pâ’iz (Azar, the last month of autumn), 1948[11]
- Shekâr-e sâyeh (Shadow-hunting), 1955[11]
- Juy-o divâr-o teshneh (The stream, the wall and the thirsty one), 1967[11]
- Madd-o meh (Tide and mist), 1969[11]
- Rooster, 1995[11]
- Neveshtan Ba Dourbin, 2005[citation needed]
- Sprachman, Paul (1982). "Ebrahim Golestan's the Treasure: A Parable of Cliché and Consumption". Iranian Studies. 15 (1): 155–180. JSTOR 4310386.
Filmography
Documentaries
- Yek atash (A fire) (1961)[12]
- Moj, marjan, khara (1962)[13][14]
- The Hills of Marlik (1963)[15]
- The crown jewels of Iran (1965)[16]
Drama
- Brick and Mirror (1963)[17][11]
- Asrar ganj-e dareh-ye jenni (1974, aka The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries)[11]
References
- ^ "گذري بر زندگي نامه"ابراهيم گلستان"". www.chouk.ir. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Farough timeline". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Masoud Soheili". masoudsoheili.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ISBN 1860646301.
- ^ "Az Yek Maqâleh va Chand Ostâd."
- ^ "Former lover of the poet known as Iran's Sylvia Plath breaks his silence". the Guardian. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (5 August 2021). "Jean-Luc Godard Non-Conventional Documentary 'See You Friday Robinson' Set For Festival Circuit (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Monography: Ebrahim Golestan | Earthly Songs: Ebrahim Golestan on his 100th birthday". Vienna International Film Festival. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "ابراهیم گلستان درگذشت". Fararu. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ ابراهیم گلستان زندگانی-ابراهیم-گلستان Tarikhema (in Persian)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Iranian filmmaker, literary figure Ebrahim Golestan dies at 101". Tehran Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Yek Atash (A Fire)". FarsiLand. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Golestan, Ebrahim; Pendry, Alan, Moj, marjan, khara (Documentary, Short), Studio Golestan, retrieved 24 August 2023
- ^ "Moj o marjan o khara". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Tappe-haye Marlik (The Hills of Marlik). 1963. Directed by Ebrahim Golestan Roma. 1972. Directed by Federico Fellini | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "The Crown Jewels of Iran". iffr.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase عوامل فيلم خشت و آينه :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links
- Golestan at tirgan Iranian Festival
- Ebrahim Golestan at IMDb
- Articles and short stories by Golestan on Iranian.com
- Ebrahim Golestan - Poetry Foundation
- Video interview with Ebrahim Golestan, by Masoud Behnoud, BBC, 2007
- Jahed, Parviz, “Directors, Ebrahim Golestan”, Directory of World Cinema: Iran, Parviz Jahed (ed.), Intellect, Chicago. (2012).
- Jahed, Parviz, "Brick and Mirror" ("Khesht va Āyeneh" Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine), in Persian, 15 May 2007
- Ebrahim Golestan - International Film Festival Rotterdam
- ISBN 0-934211-85-X