Iranian thinker
Dariush Mehrjui
Dariush MehrjuiFilmmaking, screenwriting, and translationIranian1939–2023
“I made cinema my minor and philosophy my major.”
Life and Thought
Dariush Mehrjui was an Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, translator, and a leading figure of the Iranian New Wave. Through films such as *The Cow*, *The Cycle*, *Hamoun*, and *The Tenants*, he played an important role in the development of Iran’s art cinema and idea-driven filmmaking.
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