Ebrahim Golestan
Birthday
1922/10/19
Day of death
2023/08/22 (100 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Shiraz, Iran
Also know as
Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, Ebrahim Gulistan, ابراهیم گلستان
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
(2018) Ebrahim Golestan, Full stop
as Himself
(2022) See You Friday, Robinson
as Himself
(1974) The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
as Narrator (voice)
(1964) The Hills of Marlik
as Narrator (voice)
(1962) Wave, Coral and Rock
as Voice (Persian Version)
(1965) The Crown Jewels of Iran
as Narrator (voice)
(2013) Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island
as Himself
(1966) The Brick and the Mirror
as Voice on the radio (uncredited)
(1963) The House Is Black
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(2018) Scenes from A Separation
as Self
(1965) Harvest and Seed
as Director
(2011) Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
as self
Fannizadeh
as Himself