Dariush Mehrjui

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.

Directed

1. The Cow (1969) — Director
2. Leila (1999) — Director
3. Hamoon (1990) — Director
4. The Music Man (2007) — Director
5. Mum's Guest (2004) — Director
6. The Pear Tree (1998) — Director
7. The Tenants (1987) — Director
8. The Postman (1972) — Director
9. The Cycle (1978) — Director
10. Mr. Gullible (1970) — Director
11. Sara (1993) — Director
12. Pari (1995) — Director
13. Orange Suit (2012) — Director
14. Tales of an Island (2000) — Director
15. To Stay Alive (2002) — Director
16. Journey to the Land of Rimbaud (1983) — Director
17. The Lady (1992) — Director
18. Tehran, Tehran (2010) — Director
19. Apparition (2014) — Director
20. The School We Went To (1980) — Director
21. Beloved Sky (2011) — Director
22. Diamond 33 (1966) — Director
23. The Mix (2000) — Director
24. A Minor (2022) — Director
25. Shirak (1988) — Director
26. Persian Carpet (2007) — Director
27. Good to Be Back (2013) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution (2006) — Himself
2. Cinema Iran (2005) — Self
3. Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report (2016) — Self
4. Dariush Mehrjui: Making of the Cow
5. New Wave (2016)
6. The Mirror of the Soul (2002)
7. Summit of the Wave (2003)
8. The Green Cold (1999)
9. Fannizadeh — Himself
10. Sunset Somberness (2024) — Himself