Darius Mehrjui

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Darius Mehrjui (Persian: داریوش مهرجویی , born 8 December 1939 in Tehran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, producer, and film editor.

Graduated in philosophy from UCLA in 1964, Darius Mehrjui made his debut, Diamond 33, in 1966. His next film, The Cow, is an outstanding work in his career and history of Iranian cinema.

He is regarded as one of the intellectual directors of Iranian cinema and most of his films are inspired by literature and adopted based on Iranian and foreign novels and plays.

[edit] Filmography (as a director)

Almaas 33 (aka Diamond 33), 1966
Gaav (aka The Cow), 1969
Postchi (aka The Postman), 1971
Aghaye Hallou (aka Mr. Naive), 1972
Dayereh mina (aka The Cycle), 1975 (released in 1978)
Hayate Poshti Madreseye Adl-e-Afagh (aka The School We Went To), 1980 (released in 1986)
Voyage au pays De Rimbaud (aka Journey to the Land of Rambo), 1983 (documentary in France)
Ejareh-Nesheenha (aka The Tenants), 1986
Shirak, 1988
Hamoun, 1990
Baanoo (aka The Lady), 1991 (released in 1998)
Sara, 1993
Pari, 1995
Leila, 1996
Derakhte Golabi (aka The Pear Tree), 1998
The Mix, 2000
Tales of an Island (segment "Dear Cousin Is Lost"), 2000
Bemani (aka To Stay Alive), 2002
Mehman-e maman, 2004