Born in Tehran in 1939 and died in Karaj in 2023, Dariush Mehrjui studied philosophy at UCLA before returning to Iran. The Cow (1969), based on a story by Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi and banned at first by the Shah's censors, then promoted by the government abroad, is regarded as the starting point of the Iranian New Wave. His later films include Postman, The Cycle, Hamoun (1990), a comedy of a man's mental crisis that is considered one of the best Iranian films, and Leila (1996). He was murdered with his wife in 2023.
Filmography
- The Cow (1969)
- Postman (1972)
- The Cycle (1977)
- Hamoun (1990)
- Sara (1993)
- Pari (1995)
- Leila (1996)
- The Pear Tree (1998)
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