According to the Iranian judiciary, Dariush Mehrjoi, one of the famous filmmakers, was stabbed to death along with his wife in their home near Tehran on Saturday evening.
The 83-year-old director was associated with Irani’s ‘first wave of cinema’, making blockbusters like ‘Da Kao’ in 1969, one of the first films of this movement.
According to the Iranian Judiciary’s ‘Meezan Online’ news agency, the Chief Justice of Alborz province near Tehran, Hossein Fazli Harikandi, said: ‘During the preliminary investigation, we found that Dariush Mehrjooi and his wife Wahida Mohammadifar were stabbed multiple times in the neck. was killed.’
In an interview published in the local newspaper ‘Etimad’, the filmmaker’s wife said that she was threatened and her house was robbed.
According to Meezan Online: ‘Investigation revealed that no complaint was filed regarding illegal entry into Mehrjoi’s ancestral home and theft of his belongings.’
Dariush’s most notable films include 1970’s ‘Mr Gulbel’ along with ‘Da Cow’, 1977’s ‘Da Cycle’, 1987’s ‘The Tenants’, 1990’s ‘Hamon’, 1993’s ‘Sarah’, 1995’s ‘Prey’. and 1997’s ‘Laila’.
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All these films were screened at the Forum d’Images in Paris as a tribute to Mehrjoi.
During 1980 and 1985, the Iranian filmmaker lived in France where he worked on the documentary film ‘Journey to the Land of Rimbaud’.
Iran On his return, his film ‘The Tenants’ was a hit at the box office.
In 1990, he directed ‘Hamon’, a dark comedy regarding the post-divorce troubles in the life of an intellectual.
During the 1990s, Mehrjoi portrayed the lives of women in films like Sara, Pari and Laila.
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2024-07-12 00:35:43