Dariush Mehrjui
Iranian filmmaker (1939–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dariush Mehrjui (Persian: داریوش مهرجویی; 8 December 1939 – 14 October 2023) was an Iranian filmmaker and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts.[1][2]
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داریوش مهرجویی | |
Born | (1939-12-08)8 December 1939 |
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) |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1966–2023 |
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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.[3]
On 14 October 2023, Mehrjui and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were found stabbed to death in their home in the city of Karaj, near Tehran.[4]