For a mesmerizing and feminine voice in the history of cinema
It is customary when we hear the news of a famous person’s death to find out who he was and what he did and what his position was in his field of work. This late understanding was abundant for the younger generation, especially in the two years that Corona captured more people, and from time to time the names of those from culture, art, and philosophy came to the fore for a large group of even lesser-known intellectuals. Was; Today, one of those letters is Rafat Hashempour, whom old filmmakers consider to be one of the female double stars after the revolution, who is no longer similar.
Theater News Base: Rafat Hashempour lived to be 90 years old and spent almost half a century dubbing it. He graduated from the theater school in 1336 and, as he himself had said, did not intend to enter dubbing at all, but was destined or destined to enter this field and work as a dubber and dubbing director until the 90s. The sun was following.
He owed his success in the early years of his career to the directors and directors of dubbing with whom he worked, because they trusted a young girl like him when he entered the space, so that in 1336, he dubbed for the first time. Start the first role of an Arabic film.
Hashempour, during his years of dubbing, has spoken with a pleasant, emotional and unique voice instead of prominent actors from the world of dialogue. Irene Papas as India, “Crazy Jumped out of Cage” as Louise Fletcher as Nurse, “Miracle Worker” as Helen Keller’s teacher, “Dizziness” as Kim Novak, “The Fall of the Roman Empire” as Sophia Loren “Tears and Smiles” instead of Eleanor Parker, “Murder on the East Express” and “Yellow Rolls-Royce” instead of Ingrid Bergman are just a few of the enduring films in world cinema, with Hashempour’s voice immortalized by dubbing important roles. Is.
In Iranian cinema, when dubbing was common, she spoke instead of some female actors, and their dubbing had also become constant, such as Fakhri Khorvash and Shahla Riahi.
But in Iranian cinema, another of his important works is the film “Survivor” made by the late Seifaleh Dad, who narrated the role of Safia with Salmi al-Masri. The Syrian actor traveled to Iran three years ago at the same time as the Resistance Film Festival Interview with ISNA He talked about his memories during the making of “Survivor”.
Salmi al-Masri in the film “Survivor”
Rafat Hashempour, the wife of Jalal Maghami, another veteran Iranian doubler, passed away on March 27, and many who remember the classic films of cinema history with her voice remember this vocal artist; As the critic Reza Saimi wrote in a video on his virtual page: “A mesmerizing voice that seems to be the female voice in the history of cinema!”