“Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty” Published
Posted by By ifvc at 1 July, at 19 : 39 PM Print
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty, by Bahman Maghsoudlou, the first book from a series about how IFVC films are made, was published by the Ketab Corporation in Los Angeles on July 1st.
Bahman Maghsoudlou, the producer of this feature documentary, dedicated this book to his younger brother Behrouz Maghsoudlou, who passed away during the printing of this book. The book is in two languages, English and Persian, and is 162 pages long. The book includes the film’s full credits, a section entitled ‘Ahmad Shamlou: The Poet,’ a chronology of Ahmad Shamlou’s life and work, a full transcription of the film, the copyright, and Ahmad Shamlou’s letter to the author before his death. In this historical letter Shamlou writes:
… Dear friend, regarding the film, you naturally should have all the authority. You are not merely an expert in this field and aware of all technical and non-technical issues. It also is enough for me to enjoy affection and love. At the same time, the truth is that you will be responsible for whatever good or bad will come out of this work and, thus, you will use all your expertise to make the work as best as you can…
The author has written extensively and vividly about how this documentary was created from beginning to end, detailing the entire process of the film’s production.
The next book in this series, also by Bahman Maghsoudlou, will be Manhattan by Numbers, a similarly detailed account of the making of Amer Naderi’s first US feature, as well as an overview of Naderi’s cinema. Maghsoudlou was executive producer of Manhattan by Numbers.
Pathfinder Pictures will release the DVD of Shamlou and other IFVC productions before the end of the year.
