Farid esmaeelpour is a filmmaker, film critic and ph. Saeed kamali dehghan, former lover of the poet known as irans sylvia plath breaks his silence, the guardian, 12 february 2017. Feb 12, 2017 ebrahim golestan, the iranian writer and filmmaker. The house is black khaneh syah ast forough farrokhzad 1962. Festival of arts, shirazpersepolis, 19671977 irannamag. Trailer below read more about the film or book it here. After my announcement in this magazine three years ago that the original negative of my alltime favorite hong kong feature 1992 was destroyed, and that the twoandahalfhour original version was virtually lost see stanley kwans actress. Many film makers have directed works which were not commercially released, for example early works by orson welles such as his filming of his stage production of twelfth night in 1933 or his experimental short film the hearts of age in 1934.
Jul 24, 2019 by ebrahim golestan iran, 1964, 15, colour restored by. Amir golestan chief executive officer micfo linkedin. Ebrahim golestan also spelt ibrahim golestan, persian. Turkmenistan to the northeast, the caspian to the north and azerbaijan and armenia sea to the. Even though id heard good things about bricks and mirrors, ebrahim golestans 1965 iranian social drama, i wasnt prepared for its depth and the synchronized stages of its difficult examination in regard to our modern urban species flying away from a once humane center of cultural community and partnership into the outer regions of purely subjective space. Ebrahim golestan taghavi shirazi also spelt ibrahim golestan. D student at paris1pantheonsorbonne university in france. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. To top comment for letters section to ebrahim golestan advertising support. He came to chicago for a retrospective of his films for a week in may 2007. Itnrexshutterstock in every culture you have cultural icons, like shakespeare in. Jashne honare shiraz, as it was popularly known in persian was an inspired and feverish exploration, experimentation and creative conversation between iran and the outside world that unfolded primarily through music, drama, dance and film. Ebrahim golestan treasure of prerevolutionary iranian cinema.
Known as one of the most significant voices in contemporary iranian poetry, farrokhzad died in a car accident in 1967, at the age of 32. Mixed blessings 5th column, 2004 posted april 15, 2006. He has lived in sussex, united kingdom, since 1975. The shirazpersepolis festival of arts was an international festival held in iran every summer from 19671977. Far eastern university feu has long been regarded as one of the leading universities in the philippines. The brick and the mirror 1964 directed by ebrahim golestan.
But even though i cant read the book, this is still one of my favorite dvds. Join facebook to connect with ebrahim golestan and others you may know. Aug 25, 2016 ebrahim golestan taghavi shirazi also spelt ibrahim golestan, persian. The official website of far eastern university, manila, philippines. View amir golestans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Farhad golestan iran professional profile linkedin. It could also be said that she inspired him in his artistic vision. The secret treasure of jinn valley ebrahim golestan, 1974. It is also one of his most popular books, and has proved deeply. Ebrahim golestans remarkable first dramatic feature, the brick and the mirror khesht va ayeneh, 1965, is sometimes seen as a groundbreaking early work of modern iranian cinema. Ebrahim golestan has been a pioneer in filmmaking and literature for more than half a century, with farreaching influence on generations of iranians in various fields of art. With the support of mahrokh eshaghian and genoma films. New york film festival announces 2019 retrospective and.
Forugh farrokhzad, ebrahim golestan, hossein mansouri, soleiman minasian, forugh farrokhzad, forugh farrokhzad. Fondazione cineteca di bologna and ecran noir productions, in collaboration with ebrahim golestan and the national film archive of iran. Incontro con ebrahim golestan condotto da ehsan khoshbakht e mehrnaz saeedvafa il cinema ritrovato 2016 28062016 riprese e montaggio di luca palestini. View farhad golestans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Golestan gallery was founded by lili golestan in 1988.
Movies by martin scorsese, dennis hopper, david cronenberg, bernardo bertolucci, luis bunuel and federico fellini are among the lineup of the venice classics section at the 76th venice film festival. Here is a selection of their photographs, alongside those of compatriots nasser taghvai, kamran shirdel, majid barzegar, ebrahim golestan and cinematographer seifollah samadian. Kaveh golestan 1950 2003 was an important and prolific iranian documentary photo grapher and a pioneer of street photography. Golestan in the press lili golestan on wikipedia lili golestan is an iranian translator, and owner and artistic director of the golestan gallery in tehran.
Forough farrokhzad was mainly under the influence of ebrahim golestan, a notable iranian scholar. The house is black khaneh syah ast forough farrokhzad 1962 the brick and the mirror khesht va ayeneh ebrahim golestan 1965. December 29, 1934 february, 1967 was an influential iranian poet and film director. The exhibition time lapse is at cama, london, until 2 october.
Taji ahmadi, zackaria hashemi, goli bozorgmehr a journey to the end of the night, tehranstyle. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover amirs. View the profiles of people named ebrahim mostafai. Talk by farid esmaeelpour at stanford university on may 10, 2018.
This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. Forough was born in tehran to career military officer colonel mohammad bagher farrokhzad and his wife touran vaziritabar in 1935. It certainly deserves a wider viewing audience if a digitally restored version of the print can be made available. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Even though id heard good things about bricks and mirrors, ebrahim golestan s 1965 iranian social drama, i wasnt prepared for its depth and the synchronized stages of its difficult examination in regard to our modern urban species flying away from a once humane center of cultural community and partnership into the outer regions of purely subjective space. New york film festival announces 2019 retrospective and revivals lineup. Writing history in quicksand, cinema scope issue 7, spring 2001. Forugh farrokhzad, ebrahim golestan, hossein mansouri farrokhzads film, set in a leper colony in the north of iran, concerns the pursuit of beauty, religion, and gratitude in a world filled with ugliness, interweaved withquotes from the old testament, the koran and the directors own poetry. His photo graphic practice has hugely influenced the work of future generations of iranian artists but has remained seriously overlooked in europe. He was closely associated with the controversial and eminent iranian poet forough farrokhzad until her death, whom he met at his studio in 1958. A new 35mm print of scorseses 1977 film new york, new york will be screened in honor of united artists centennial. D student at paris1 pantheonsorbonne university in france. The films and dates referred to are a directors first commercial cinematic release. Iran is a state of the middle east and western asia.
May 23, 2018 talk by farid esmaeelpour at stanford university on may 10, 2018. The lack of access to golestans films like many other prerevolutionary films that are locked away in irans film archives, and the shortage of written sources about him in english, have made it very difficult to learn about him and his work. Join facebook to connect with allan a ebrahim and others you may know. Join facebook to connect with ebrahim mostafai and others you may know. But i would go further and say it stands as one of the great films on any world stage. Films by martin scorsese, dennis hopper on venice film. Jun 29, 2016 incontro con ebrahim golestan condotto da ehsan khoshbakht e mehrnaz saeedvafa il cinema ritrovato 2016 28062016 riprese e montaggio di luca palestini. This stunning film, reminiscent of the groundbreaking 1960s films of antonioni but more radical in spirit, begins as a taxi driver finds that the young woman passenger who just disappeared into the night. Ebrahim golestan is an iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century. Ebrahim golestans films include the house is black, brick and mirror, a fire, moj, marjan, khara. Book lunch blade, warp and weft, conversation between lili golestan.
Ebrahim golestan, the iranian writer and filmmaker. He has lived in sussex, united kingdom, since 1975 he was closely associated with the eminent iranian poet forough farrokhzad, whom he met in his studio in 1958, until her death. An oil well is on fire near ahvaz in the south of iran and firemen are trying day and night hardly to put it off. Iranian filmmaker ebrahim golestan tells the guardian about his romantic connection with poet forough farrokhzad. Forough farrokhzad was born in tehran in 1935, to career military officer colonel mohammad bagher farrokhzad originally from tafresh city and his wife touran vaziritabar. She was a controversial modernist poet and an iconoclast, writing from a female point of view. Two iranian documentary shorts, a fire and the house is black the second of which can be described as the greatest and in some ways, the most influential of all iranian films. My dozen favorite nonregion1 singledisk dvds jonathan. Ebrahim golestan, aussi transcrit ibrahim golestan en persan. Filmmaker ebrahim golestan discusses poet forough poetry. Cinema 07, editions leo scheer, printemps 2004, pp. Ebrahim mostoufi, md is a specialist in cardiology, cardiovascular disease who can be reached at 9542657900 and whose practice locations include.
Since its establishment in 1928 by founder nicanor reyes, sr. The iranian scholar farzaneh milani has recently published a book that contains previously unseen letters from forough to golestan, given to the author by the intellectual himself, exposing for. Written in 1258 ce, it is one of two major works of the persian poet sadi, considered one of the greatest medieval persian poets. Mehrnaz saeedvafa one of the most exciting moments of my life as an iranian exile in chicago was meeting ebrahim golestan, the remarkable filmmaker and writer of prerevolutionary iranian cinema. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. My dozen favorite nonregion1 singledisc dvds by jonathan. The third of seven children amir, massoud, mehrdad, fereydoun, pooran, gloria, she attended school until the ninth grade, then was taught painting and sewing at a girls school for the manual arts. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover farhads connections and jobs at similar companies. Ebrahim golestan, is an iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century.