Person
Dariush Mehrjui
Directing · 1939–2023 · Tehran, Iran
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dariush Mehrjui (December 8, 1939 - October 14, 2023) also spelled as Mehrjui Mehrjoui, and Mehrjuyi, was an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer, and film editor. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s. His second film, The Cow, is considered to be the first film of this movement, which also included Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays.
Known for
Persian Carpet
Director
The Postman
Director
Shirak
Director
Sara
Director
The Music Man
Director
Mum's Guest
Director
A Minor
Director
Diamond 33
Writer
The Mix
Writer
Hamoon
Writer
Filmography
- 2024Sunset SombernessHimself
- 2022A MinorDirector
- 2016New Wave
- 2016Mehrjui: The Forty-Year ReportSelf
- 2014ApparitionDirector
- 2013Good to Be BackProducer
- 2012Orange SuitWriter
- 2011Beloved SkyDirector
- 2010Tehran, TehranDirector
- 2007Persian CarpetDirector
- 2007The Music ManDirector
- 2006Iran: A Cinematographic RevolutionHimself
- 2005Cinema IranSelf
- 2004Mum's GuestDirector
- 2003Summit of the Wave
- 2002The Mirror of the Soul
- 2002To Stay AliveDirector
- 2000Tales of an IslandWriter
- 2000The MixWriter
- 1999LeilaDirector
- 1999The Green Cold
- 1998The Pear TreeDirector
- 1995PariDirector
- 1993SaraDirector
- 1992The LadyDirector
- 1990HamoonWriter
- 1988ShirakDirector
- 1987The TenantsEditor
- 1983Journey to the Land of RimbaudDirector
- 1980The School We Went ToDirector
- 1978The CycleDirector
- 1972The PostmanDirector
- 1970Mr. GullibleDirector
- 1969The CowDirector
- 1966Diamond 33Writer
- —Dariush Mehrjui: Making of the Cow
- —FannizadehHimself
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