
Dariush Mehrjui
Biography
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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.
On October 14, 2023, Mehrjui and his wife were found murdered in their home in the city of Karaj, near Tehran.
Acting (7 movies)
Directing (27 movies)

Hamoon
1990

The Cow
1969

Leila
1999

The Cycle
1978

The Lady
1992

To Stay Alive
2002

Journey to the Land of Rimbaud
1983

The Pear Tree
1998

Pari
1995

Sara
1993

The Postman
1972

The Tenants
1987

The Music Man
2007

Mr. Gullible
1970

Apparition
2014

The School We Went To
1980

Mum's Guest
2004

Orange Suit
2012

Tales of an Island
2000

Beloved Sky
2011

Diamond 33
1966

Tehran, Tehran
2010

The Mix
2000

Persian Carpet
2007

A Minor
2022

Shirak
1988

Good to Be Back
2013
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Diamond 33 | 1966 | Writer | 
| The Cow | 1969 | Producer | 
| The Cow | 1969 | Writer | 
| Mr. Gullible | 1970 | Writer | 
| The Postman | 1972 | Writer | 
| The Cycle | 1978 | Writer | 
| The School We Went To | 1980 | Writer | 
| The Tenants | 1987 | Writer | 
| Shirak | 1988 | Producer | 
| Shirak | 1988 | Writer | 
| Hamoon | 1990 | Writer | 
| Hamoon | 1990 | Producer | 
| Sara | 1993 | Writer | 
| Sara | 1993 | Producer | 
| Pari | 1995 | Screenplay | 
| Pari | 1995 | Producer | 
| The Pear Tree | 1998 | Writer | 
| The Pear Tree | 1998 | Producer | 
| Leila | 1999 | Writer | 
| Leila | 1999 | Producer | 
| Tales of an Island | 2000 | Writer | 
| The Mix | 2000 | Writer | 
| To Stay Alive | 2002 | Writer | 
| Mum's Guest | 2004 | Writer | 
| The Music Man | 2007 | Producer | 
| The Music Man | 2007 | Writer | 
| Beloved Sky | 2011 | Screenplay | 
| Orange Suit | 2012 | Writer | 
| Good to Be Back | 2013 | Producer | 
| Good to Be Back | 2013 | Writer | 
| A Minor | 2022 | Writer | 






