Assassination of Dariush Mehrjui, director of “The Cow” and great Iranian filmmaker

Death of Mehruji couple

It is a terrible event that has thrown world cinema into mourning. 83 years old, Dariush Mehrjui was stabbed to death along with his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar at their home in Zibadasht near Tehran on October 14, 2023. In a recently published interview, she told the Etemad newspaper that their home had been burgled and that she had been threatened by an individual.

However, the judicial authorities of the region where the couple lived made it known that “no complaints had been filed for the illegal entry into the Mehrjui family’s villa and the theft of their property.” They add that:

During preliminary investigation, we found that Dariush Mehrjui and his wife were killed by multiple stab wounds to the neck.

Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour, director of the Maison du Cinéma, the main union of Iranian filmmakers, confirmed the sad news.

A prominent figure of Iranian cinema

Dariush Mehrjui was born on December 8, 1939 in Tehran. He experiences an anticipated revelation. He was in fact only 30 years old when he did it The cowhis second feature film after Diamond 33 released in 1966. The cowconsidered by many to be the starting point of the New Iranian waveit is therefore one of the most important films of Iranian cinema.

A director influenced by literature and theatre, both from his country and from around the world, he directed the documentary in France The journey to the land of Rimbaud in 1985. His next film Tenants it’s a great success.

Subsequently, Dariush Mehrjui directed black comedies and melodramatic portrayals about women, particularly in the 1990s with films Will be, Wager AND Leila. Golshifteh Farahani, a great Iranian actress, filmed twice with Dariush Mehrjui: in 1997 for Headstand and in 2007 a Santouri. She paid tribute to him on Instagram.

Source: Cine Serie

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