Ebrahim Golestan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-10-19 (101 years old)

Deathday

2023-08-22

Place of Birth

Shiraz, Iran

Ebrahim Golestan

Biography

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 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.

Acting

1962

Wave, Coral and Rock

as Voice (Persian Version)

1965

The Crown Jewels of Iran

as Narrator (voice)

1964

The Hills of Marlik

as Narrator (voice)

1966

The Brick and the Mirror

as Voice on the radio (uncredited)

1963

The House Is Black

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1965

Harvest and Seed

as Director

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Fannizadeh

as Himself

Production

1966

1961

A Fire

as Director

1962

1964

1961

A Fire

as Writer

1961

A Fire

as Producer

1961

Courtship

as Director

1963

1966

Kharab-abad

as Director

1965

Harvest and Seed

as Director

1965

1964

1962

Water and Fire

as Director

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