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...

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.

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

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...

Maryam Banoo, a depressed wealthy woman, finds out that her husband is having an affair with another woman. Her husband leaves the house after Maryam...

Part 2 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film examines her controversial, sometimes erotic, poetry. Contemporary Iranian...

Dentist Farzad has returned to Iran after many years abroad to escape his anxieties and daily stresses. Farzad is delighted to be reunited with his...

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

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

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

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

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors...

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...

A professor who found out a formula to make diamonds from oil is killed in Tehran and his nephew who is a spy is sent to Tehran by Interpol in order...