Dariush Mehrjui Movies

An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his...

This film tells the story of a semi modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs and old generation. This is a failing battle...

Hamoon's wife is leaving him. He is also unsuccessfully trying to finish his Ph.D. thesis. He is forced to reexamine his life. In a series of...

Ali is son of a well-off family who plays the santoor (an Iranian instrument) and has earned some reputation through his concerts and teaching music...

A man contemplates life and compares it to a pear tree in his yard which stops producing fruit.

Ali and his father go from their poor neighborhood in the outskirts of the city to a hospital so that Ali's father can be treated for his sickness....

A look at the making of Dariush Mahrjui's 'The Cow' ('Gav'), considered by many to be the seminal film of the Iranian New Wave.

A mother of a poor family, has guests coming over, yet doesn't know how to get the dinner party altogether with limited resources.

Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report dives into the artistic world of Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui. The film offers critical interpretations of his...

Sara is the perfect young housewife. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who works for the funds. For the...

Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for...

Laminar, means the first step and chords that guitar learners learn. This movie is about a girl musician.

The story of a professional photographer Hamed Aban and the radical change in his life. The teacher of his son gives him a book about nature and the...

A satirical comedy about the oddball inhabitants of a Tehran apartment building and their landlord.

A political metaphor based on Karl Buchner's "Woyzeck": a simpleminded mailman ends up committing a murder.

Part 1 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film traces her personal life.

The story of a simple fellow from a small town who travels to Tehran to find a suitable girl for marriage.

Pari is an honor student in literature and theatre at Tehran University. Attracted to the life of her late brother Asad, an ascetic and devotee to...

A woman tries to escape from the much older man she was forced to marry.