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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…
Known for
- Sunset Somberness — Himself2024
- Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report — Self2016
- New Wave2016
- Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution — Himself2006
- Cinema Iran — Self2005
- Summit of the Wave2003
- The Mirror of the Soul2002
- The Green Cold1999
- Dariush Mehrjui: Making of the Cow
- Fannizadeh — Himself
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-12-08 ) 8 December 1939, Tehran , Iran
- Died
- 14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) (aged 83), Karaj , Iran
- Cause of death
- Murder (stab wounds)
- Alma mater
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Occupations
- Filmmaker, screenwriter
- Years active
- 1966–2023
- Spouses
- Faryar Javaherian ( divorced ) Vahideh Mohammadifar ( died 2023 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Place of birth
- Tehran
- Place of death
- Karaj
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Persian
- Award
- Golden Shell
- Notable work
- The Cow
- Participant in
- Documenta 6
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- داریوش مهرجویی (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Dariush Mehrjui
- date of birth
- 1939-12-08
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Dariush Mehrjui
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-10-14
- manner of death
- homicide
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- name in native language
- داریوش مهرجویی
- cause of death
- stabbing
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Encyclopedic overview
Dariush Mehrjui (Persian: داریوش مهرجویی; 8 December 1939 – 14 October 2023) was an Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts.
Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s, which also included directors Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. His second film, The Cow (1969), is considered to be the first film of this movement. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays.
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