Trust cinema At the same time as the first anniversary of the death of Bita Farhi (Iranian cinema actress), her biography book with unseen photos and some poems will be unveiled.
Bita Farhi, a famous actress of Iranian cinema, who started her career in this field with the movie “Hamon” by Dariush Mehrjoui, passed away on December 4 last year due to complications of heart and lung disease.
The name of this artist made news in the past year for various reasons, including the removal of a part of his tombstone inscription on which his photo was engraved, and the unveiling of his statue in the Cinema Museum, which caused controversy.
Now, on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of the actor of the films “Hamon”, “Alchemy”, “Khun Bazi”, “Bano”, “Atraz” and… his biography book written by Yasman Khalilifard is going to be published and unveiled.
According to the information about this book provided to ISNA, “This book named “Beta: Trees die standing up” was written in the form of a fictional work and will be published soon by Nazar publishing house.”
It is also said: “The idea of publishing this book was formed by his daughter Mehsa Qureshi a few days after the untimely death of this veteran artist. Mahsa Qureshi and Yasman Khalilifard chose the title of the book at the same time and before starting to write it, because Bita’s death, despite being unbelieving, was full of dignity and glory like her life.
“Beta; “Trees die standing” is a work that depicts different moments of Bita Farhi’s life not only as an actress, but also from her childhood, adolescence and before she became an actress, in line with the social and historical developments of Iranian society. An avant-garde woman who fights with limitations in the face of the social changes of her time and faces endless challenges to maintain her identity and social position.
As it has been said, the book has analyzed the personality of this artist from an inner perspective, and many untold stories of this artist’s life are narrated, and the said book includes a complete picture album of his unseen family and professional photos, and some of his handwritten poems are also related. With the topics of different chapters of the book, they have been published in it.
Bita Farhi had the idea of writing her life story a few years before her death. Mehsa Qureshi and Yasman Khalilifard completed it.
Yasman Khalilifard, one of Bita Farhi’s close friends, who is a graduate of cinema directing from Tehran University of Art and has a history of writing five books from Chashmeh, Qaqnoos and Nazar publications, by collecting information provided by Farhi’s son Zindayad Farhi, Mehsa Qureshi and other friends and family members. This artist has compiled this biographical work in the form of a long story.
This book is published by “Nazar” Publishing House, and its unveiling ceremony will be held on Friday, December 2nd, 1403, on the eve of Bita Farhi’s death anniversary, at “Ravi” bookstore in Tehran, with the presence and speech of a group of artists and people of Qalam.