Born in 1939, Tehran
Education:
1865: BA in Philosophy, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Activities:
Editorship of Pars Review in Los Angeles, USA
Films:
2009: Mir Norouzi
2008: Tehran in Search of Beauty (First Episode, Tehran, Tehran)
2006: Santouri
2003: Mother’s Guest
2001: Bemani
1999: Mix
1998: The Island Stories (First Episode, Lost Cousin)
1997: Pear Tree
1996: Leila
1994: Pari
1992: Sara
1991: The Lady
1989: Hamoun
1987: Shirak
1986: The Tenants
1980: The School we went to
1978: Mina Circle
1972: Postman
1970: Mr. Naïve
1969: The Cow
1967: Diamond 33
Awards:
Mehrjui has received 49 national and international awards, including:
The Cow:
1970: The best film of Tehran International Film Festival
The best film of the History of Iranian Cinema, 1972, 1988, 1999
The Postman:
1971: The prize of the Protestant Church and Golden Plaque of the jury of Berlin International Film Festival
Hamoun:
1991_ The Bronze Prize of the best movie, 24th Huston International Film Festival
Sara:
1993_ Golden Sea-Shell for the best film, 41st San Sebastian international film festival, Spain
Mother’s Guest:
2004_The best film, 22nd Fajr Film Festival, Tehran