Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan with his daughter, Lili

Ebrahim Golestan (Taghavi Shirazi) (also spelt Ibrahim Golestan, Persian: ابراهیم گلستان ‎), (born October 19, 1922 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century. He has lived in Sussex, United Kingdom, since 1975.

He is the father of Iranian photojournalist Kaveh Golestan, and Lili Golestan,^[1] translator and owner and artistic director of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran, Iran. His grandson, Mani Haghighi, is also a film director. His other grandson Mehrak, is a rapper.

He was closely associated with the controversial and eminent Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad until her death, whom he met at his studio in 1958. He is said to have inspired her to live more independently.^[2]

Books

Stories

• Âzar, mâh-e âkher-e pâ’iz (Azar, the last month of autumn), 1948
• Shekâr-e sâyeh (Shadow-hunting), 1955
• Juy-o divâr-o teshneh (The stream, the wall and the thirsty one), 1967
• Madd-o meh (Tide and mist), 1969
• Rooster, 1995

Filmography

documentaries

• Yek atash (A fire) (1961)
• Moj, marjan, khara (1962)
• The Hills of Marlik (1963)
• The crown jewels of Iran (1965)

Drama

• Khesht va Ayeneh (1965, aka Brick and Mirror)
• Asrar ganj dareheye jenni (1974, aka The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries)

Notes

See also

• Partial List of Iranian Literary Intellectuals

References

• Hamid Dabashi, Masters & Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema, 451 p. (Mage Publishers, Washington, DC, 2007); Chapter III, pp. 71–106: Ebrahim Golestan; Mud Brick and Mirror. ISBN 0-934211-85-X

External links

• Ebrahim Golestan at the Internet Movie Database
• Articles and short stories by Golestan on Iranian.com
• Video interview with Ebrahim Golestan, by Masoud Behnoud, BBC, 2007
• Parviz Jahed, Brick and Mirror (Khesht va Āyeneh), in Persian, May 15, 2007, .