Ebrahim Golestan ( ابراهیم گلستان ) was born in 1922 in Shiraz. He is an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century. He is the father of Iranian photojournalist Kaveh Golestan and is the 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, whom he met at his stud
...io in 1958. He is said to have inspired her to live more independently.Ebrahim Golestan has been a Actor in some movies:
The House Is Black is about that The film is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and focuses on the human condition and the beauty of creation. It is spliced with Farrokhzad's narration of quotes from the Old Testament, the Koran and her own poetry. The film was based on the Behkadeh Raji colony. It was the only film she directed before her death in 1967. During shooting, she became attached to a child of two lepers, whom she later adopted. In this film Ebrahim Golestan collaborates with Forough Farrokhzad, Hossein Mansouri, Soleiman Minasian.
Ebrahim Golestan has been a Director in some movies:
The Brick and the Mirror is about that Hashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. He and his girlfriend, Taji, try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him. Who will he be left with in the end? In this film Ebrahim Golestan collaborates with Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Fannizadeh, Jalal Moghadam, Forough Farrokhzad, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Mehri Mehrnia, Soleiman Minasian, Mahmood Hangval -, Amir Karari, Akbar Meshkin, Pari Saberi, Zakaria Hashemi, Tajolmolook Ahmadi.
Secrets of the Treasure of the Jinn Valley is about that Ali (Parviz Sayyad) who is a poor farmer when plowing his farm finds a treasure. He secretly begins to sell some of this treasure in the city and making a luxurious life for himself. By the encouragements of some customers of his treasure in the city he decides to divorce his rural wife and marry a girl from the city. But some of the villagers are after his treasure and his big marriage will not be without problems. In this film Ebrahim Golestan collaborates with Jahangir Forouhar, Mary Apick, Parviz Sayyad, Mani Haghighi, Enayat Bakhshi, Bagher Sahraroodi, Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, Abdollah Eskandari, Mahmoud Bahrami, Bahman Zarrinpour, Loreta Petrosian, Shahnaz Tehrani, Sadegh Bahrami, Mohsen Taghvai, Mahmood Hangval -, Farhad Meshkat -.
Courtship is about that A film from a 4-part series about the socializing and married life of young couples in Canada, India, Italy, and Iran. It was a movie which Forough Farrokhzad, Parviz Dariush, and Tousi Haeri acted. In this film Ebrahim Golestan collaborates with Forough Farrokhzad, Mahmood Hangval -.
Wave, Coral and Rock is about that A documentary about the oil pipe installation in Khark, Iran in 1962. In this film Ebrahim Golestan collaborates with Mahmood Hangval -, Hossein Dehlavi.
Ebrahim Golestan has been a Writer in some movies:
God's House. In this film Ebrahim Golestan collaborates with Nemat Haghighi, Abolghasem Rezaee.
The Crown Jewels of Iran is about that This film is a review of the history of three hundred years of the kingdom of Iran, which was commissioned by the Central Bank of Iran. In this film Ebrahim Golestan collaborates with Hossein Dehlavi, Hrand Minassian.
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