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Ebrahim Golestan | |
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| ابراهیم گلستان | |
 Golestan in 1968 | |
| Born | Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi (1922-10-19)19 October 1922 |
| Died | 22 August 2023(2023-08-22) (aged 100) Sussex, England |
| Education | University of Tehran(unfinished) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and director |
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| Partner | Forough Farrokhzad[1] (1960s–1967) |
| Children | Leili andKaveh |
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Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi (Persian:ابراهیم گلستان, 19 October 1922 – 22 August 2023), known asEbrahim Golestan, was an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure. Golestan was closely associated with Iranian poetForough Farrokhzad, whom he met in his studio in 1958, until her death. He was said to have inspired her to live more independently.[2] It could also be said that she inspired him in his artistic vision. He lived inSussex, United Kingdom from 1975 until his death.
Ebrahim Golestan was married to his cousin, Fakhri Taghavi Shirazi; their son was photojournalistKaveh Golestan and their daughter wasLili Golestan, translator and owner and artistic director of the Golestan Gallery inTehran, Iran.[3] A grandson,Mani Haghighi, is also afilm director. His other grandson,Mehrak, is a rapper.
Golestan was a member of theTudeh Party of Iran, but broke away from the party in January 1948.[4]
AfterForough Farrokhzad's death, Golestân was protective of her privacy and memory. For example, in response to the publication of a biographical/critical study byMichael Craig Hillmann calledA Lonely Woman: Forugh Farrokhzad and Her Poetry (1987), he published a lengthy attack against Hillmann in a Tehran literary magazine,[5] to which Hillmann responded at length in an article, part of which was also published in the same Tehran literary magazine. In 2005, Golestan's long conversation withParviz Jahed was published in Iran under the titleWriting with a Camera (Neveshtan ba Doorbin).[citation needed]
In February 2017, 50 years after Farrokhzad's death, the 94-year-old Golestan broke his silence about his relationship with Forough, speaking toSaeed Kamali Dehghan ofThe 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 documentarySee You Friday, Robinson. DirectorMitra Farahani initiated an email exchange between Golestan and French filmmakerJean-Luc Godard, with emailed text letters from Golestan and "videos, images, and aphorism" responses from Godard.[7]
Golestanturned 100 in October 2022,[8] and died in Sussex on 22 August 2023.[9]
Golestan started his film studioGolestan Films in 1957 and produced some documentaries for theNational Iranian Oil Company.A Fire andMoj, Marjan and Khara are amongst these films. He also produced the Forough Farrokhzad filmThe House is Black.[10]
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