Hamoun (1990)
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 flashbacks and dreams, Hamoon tries to figure out what he did wrong.
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One of the most prominent Iranian filmmakers, Dariush Mehrjui died on October 14, 2023. He was murdered alongside his wife Vahida Mohammadifar at his house under still nebulous circumstances.
To shine light unto his career, here are his most successful films.
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Leila (1997)
Leila and Reza meet in a kind of celebration and fall for each other. Having discovered their love, they get married soon only to find out the infertility of Leila. That's when Reza's authoritative mother starts wheedling Leila to persuade Reza into second marriage for the sake of having a grandchild. Leila accepts at first but is unaware of her own strain threshold. -
The Music Man (2007)
Not being able to work because of the religious country's prejudice against music, a talented Santour player has to deal with poverty, addiction and the absence of his ex-wife. -
Sara (1993)
Sara is the perfect young housewife, eager to serve. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who get the funds. For the next three years, it is Sara, labouring secretly to pay the shady loan and save Hessam's manly pride. Until the truth is revealed and with it, the reality of her marriage. -
Pari (1995)
Haunted by a book found in her dead brother's room, Pari wanders around to find answers for a meaningful life. -
The Pear Tree (1998)
Esteemed writer Mahmoud suffers from writers block. While trying to work at the family estate, concerns about an unproductive pear tree trigger in him memories of his childhood love for beautiful tomboy "M". -
The Lady (1992)
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 Banoo understands the truth. Maryam feels lonely and, by accident, she finds a poor worker and his pregnant wife who are homeless and need a warm place and some treatments for the wife. -
The Mix (2000)
An Iranian director and his technical crew scramble to complete post-production on their latest film in time for the Fajr Film Festival. -
Mom's Guest (2004)
A mother of a poor family, has guests coming over, yet doesn't know how to get the dinner party altogether with limited resources. -
Tehran, Tehran (2010)
This movie is about a music group that want to have their first concert but the politics don't let them.The name of the episode is sime akhar. -
Orange Suit (2012)
The story of a professional photographer Hamed Aban and the radical change in his life. The teacher of his son gives him a book about nature and the cleaning of it. This changes him radically. He goes and hires himself in the municipality, wearing the orange suit like them and cleaning the streets, collecting garbage. -
Good to Be Back (2013)
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 old friend, Kambiz, who has been his seaside neighbor for years. However, the appearance of a mysterious object scuppers any hopes of a straightforward homecoming. -
Ghosts (2014)
A drunken, boorish general tyrannizes his wife and his maid. When the wife discovers that the maid is pregnant with the general's child, she turns the maid out of the house. Years later, the general is dead, and a younger generation has risen with a new outlook on life and new problems to face. -
The Cow (1969)
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 possible reaction to it when he returns. -
The Tenants (1987)
The tenants of a rundown building on the outskirts of Tehran with no legal heir face major housing problems to deal with: major repairs and threat of eviction by greedy building manager who wants to own the building. -
Beloved Sky (2011)
A young doctor whose name is Shayan has got cancer. He decides to commit suicide but in the last moments something is happening that leads him to a remote village.
