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...

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

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....

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

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

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.

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

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...

An anthology directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Testing Democracy) and Dariush Mehrjui (Dear Cousin is Lost)

Tracing the history and influence of Iranian cinema and its filmmakers.

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

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

A Documentary about New Wave movement in Iranian cinema.