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- 10/18/2023
- MUBI
Mehrjui’s 1969 film The Cow is considered one of the most important films of the Iranian New Wave of the 1960s and 70s.
Director Dariush Mehrjui, one of the most prominent members of Iran’s New Wave movement, has been stabbed to death alongside his wife at their home outside Tehran.
According to the local news agency Irna, Mehrjui and Vahideh Mohammadifar, a screenwriter and costume designer, were discovered with knife wounds to their necks by his daughter Mona Mehrjui.
Local reports said four people have been connected to the crime, although no motive has been indicated. Mohammadifar recently posted...
Director Dariush Mehrjui, one of the most prominent members of Iran’s New Wave movement, has been stabbed to death alongside his wife at their home outside Tehran.
According to the local news agency Irna, Mehrjui and Vahideh Mohammadifar, a screenwriter and costume designer, were discovered with knife wounds to their necks by his daughter Mona Mehrjui.
Local reports said four people have been connected to the crime, although no motive has been indicated. Mohammadifar recently posted...
- 10/16/2023
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Iran’s most prominent filmmakers Dariush Mehrjui and his wife were found dead. The 83-year-old and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar were found with stab injuries in their home near the capital, Tehran, on Saturday evening, Iranian authorities say, reports bbc.com.
Mehrjui was considered as one of the founders of Iranian new wave cinema. Four people have been identified in connection to the deaths, according to local media reports.
According to chief justice Hossein Fazeli, Mehrjui had invited his daughter to come over to his home in the city of Karaj for dinner on Saturday night.
As she arrived, she is said to have found the bodies of her parents. Mohammadifar, a screenwriter and costume designer, had reportedly complained recently that she had been threatened and that the house had been burgled.
Iranian actor and director Houman Seyedi was among those who took to social media to react to the...
Mehrjui was considered as one of the founders of Iranian new wave cinema. Four people have been identified in connection to the deaths, according to local media reports.
According to chief justice Hossein Fazeli, Mehrjui had invited his daughter to come over to his home in the city of Karaj for dinner on Saturday night.
As she arrived, she is said to have found the bodies of her parents. Mohammadifar, a screenwriter and costume designer, had reportedly complained recently that she had been threatened and that the house had been burgled.
Iranian actor and director Houman Seyedi was among those who took to social media to react to the...
- 10/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Iran’s most prominent filmmakers Dariush Mehrjui and his wife were found dead. The 83-year-old and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar were found with stab injuries in their home near the capital, Tehran, on Saturday evening, Iranian authorities say, reports bbc.com.
Mehrjui was considered as one of the founders of Iranian new wave cinema. Four people have been identified in connection to the deaths, according to local media reports.
According to chief justice Hossein Fazeli, Mehrjui had invited his daughter to come over to his home in the city of Karaj for dinner on Saturday night.
As she arrived, she is said to have found the bodies of her parents. Mohammadifar, a screenwriter and costume designer, had reportedly complained recently that she had been threatened and that the house had been burgled.
Iranian actor and director Houman Seyedi was among those who took to social media to react to the...
Mehrjui was considered as one of the founders of Iranian new wave cinema. Four people have been identified in connection to the deaths, according to local media reports.
According to chief justice Hossein Fazeli, Mehrjui had invited his daughter to come over to his home in the city of Karaj for dinner on Saturday night.
As she arrived, she is said to have found the bodies of her parents. Mohammadifar, a screenwriter and costume designer, had reportedly complained recently that she had been threatened and that the house had been burgled.
Iranian actor and director Houman Seyedi was among those who took to social media to react to the...
- 10/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dariush Mehrjui, the pioneering Iranian director behind films such as “The Cow” and “The Pear Tree,” has reportedly been murdered at the age of 83. The news was broken by Iranian state media outlet Irna, which indicated that Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar were discovered at their home with neck wounds indicating that they had been stabbed to death.
Born in Iran in 1939, Mehrjui rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leading contributor to the Iranian New Wave filmmaking movement. His 1969 film “The Cow,” which depicts an Iranian man’s alienation from society when the pregnant cow that serves as his sole possession is killed, became an international sensation after screening at the Venice International Film Festival. He remained a beloved presence on the international festival circuit throughout his life, earning acclaim for films such as 1998’s “The Pear Tree” and 2002’s “To Stay Alive.” His naturalistic films offered nuanced depictions of human discontent,...
Born in Iran in 1939, Mehrjui rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leading contributor to the Iranian New Wave filmmaking movement. His 1969 film “The Cow,” which depicts an Iranian man’s alienation from society when the pregnant cow that serves as his sole possession is killed, became an international sensation after screening at the Venice International Film Festival. He remained a beloved presence on the international festival circuit throughout his life, earning acclaim for films such as 1998’s “The Pear Tree” and 2002’s “To Stay Alive.” His naturalistic films offered nuanced depictions of human discontent,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife have been found dead in their home in Karaj, Iran, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Their bodies were found Saturday night by their daughter Mona, and Mehrjui’s assistant Hanif Soroori told the outlet their throats were cut and there were signs of forced entry.
Mehrjui, 83, was known as one of the forefathers of new-wave cinema in Iran. His wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, was a screenwriter and costume designer.
In an interview with the Iranian student news agency Isna, the Alborz police chief Hamid Hadavand said a possible motive is currently unknown.
Before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Mehrjui filmed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini while he was in exile in France. His work after the revolution explored themes like art, money, religion and marriage.
Upon his return to Iran in 1985, Mehrjui spoke about battling censorship in the country. In the book “Dariush Mehrjui, Critique of...
Their bodies were found Saturday night by their daughter Mona, and Mehrjui’s assistant Hanif Soroori told the outlet their throats were cut and there were signs of forced entry.
Mehrjui, 83, was known as one of the forefathers of new-wave cinema in Iran. His wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, was a screenwriter and costume designer.
In an interview with the Iranian student news agency Isna, the Alborz police chief Hamid Hadavand said a possible motive is currently unknown.
Before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Mehrjui filmed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini while he was in exile in France. His work after the revolution explored themes like art, money, religion and marriage.
Upon his return to Iran in 1985, Mehrjui spoke about battling censorship in the country. In the book “Dariush Mehrjui, Critique of...
- 10/15/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
A murder investigation has been launched after the filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were found dead in their home in Zibadasht, outside Tehran, last night.
Dariush Mehrjui Photo: Armin Karami
The grisly discovery was made by the couple's daughter, Mona, during a routine visit. When no-one answered the door as expected, she let herself in and found that they had both been stabbed in the neck. She immediately alerted the police, who confirmed the time of death within two hours and began pursuing leads, though their most recent statement has confirmed that at this point it remains unclear who was responsible or whether one or multiple people were involved.
The Iranian media have speculated on the possibility that the attack was linked to an Instagram post in which an unknown person threatened to stab Mohammadifar.
83-year-old Mehrjui received international acclaim during his lengthy career as a film director,...
Dariush Mehrjui Photo: Armin Karami
The grisly discovery was made by the couple's daughter, Mona, during a routine visit. When no-one answered the door as expected, she let herself in and found that they had both been stabbed in the neck. She immediately alerted the police, who confirmed the time of death within two hours and began pursuing leads, though their most recent statement has confirmed that at this point it remains unclear who was responsible or whether one or multiple people were involved.
The Iranian media have speculated on the possibility that the attack was linked to an Instagram post in which an unknown person threatened to stab Mohammadifar.
83-year-old Mehrjui received international acclaim during his lengthy career as a film director,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Famed Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui (The Cow, The Pear Tree) was murdered, along with his wife, in a stabbing attack by an unknown assailant at their home in Iran, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
The official Irna news agency quoted Hossein Fazeli, a judiciary official, as saying that Mehrjhi and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were discovered dead at their home with knife wounds in their necks. Fazeli said the bodies were discovered by the director’s daughter, Mona Mehrjui, at the couple’s home in a suburb outside the Iranian capital Tehran.
Mehrjui, 83, was best known for his neo-realistic films from the early 1970s that helped launch a new wave of Iranian cinema. He was a favorite on the international festival scene since The Cow, his second feature, won the Fipresci International Film Critics Award at the 1971 Venice Film Festival. Other honors included the Un Certain Regard award...
The official Irna news agency quoted Hossein Fazeli, a judiciary official, as saying that Mehrjhi and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were discovered dead at their home with knife wounds in their necks. Fazeli said the bodies were discovered by the director’s daughter, Mona Mehrjui, at the couple’s home in a suburb outside the Iranian capital Tehran.
Mehrjui, 83, was best known for his neo-realistic films from the early 1970s that helped launch a new wave of Iranian cinema. He was a favorite on the international festival scene since The Cow, his second feature, won the Fipresci International Film Critics Award at the 1971 Venice Film Festival. Other honors included the Un Certain Regard award...
- 10/15/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui, whose 1969 “The Cow” opened up a new era in Iranian filmmaking, and his wife have been found stabbed to death in their home outside Tehran, Iran’s state media reported on Sunday.
Iran’s official Irna news agency quoted judiciary official Hossein Fazeli as saying that Mehrjhi and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were found dead with knife wounds in their necks by the director’s daughter, Mona Mehrjui, when she went to visit her father Saturday night at their home home in a Tehran suburb.
The Irna report said the assailant was unknown but that authorities are investigating alleged knife threats to the victims made on social media in recent weeks.
Mehrjui , 83, attended the film program at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the early 1960s and during the early 1970s became known as co-founder of Iran’s new wave of social realism thanks to...
Iran’s official Irna news agency quoted judiciary official Hossein Fazeli as saying that Mehrjhi and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were found dead with knife wounds in their necks by the director’s daughter, Mona Mehrjui, when she went to visit her father Saturday night at their home home in a Tehran suburb.
The Irna report said the assailant was unknown but that authorities are investigating alleged knife threats to the victims made on social media in recent weeks.
Mehrjui , 83, attended the film program at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the early 1960s and during the early 1970s became known as co-founder of Iran’s new wave of social realism thanks to...
- 10/15/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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