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Hajir Dariush

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Hajir Dariush

Born August 11, 1938 · Bandar Pahlavi, Iran

Died January 1, 1995 · aged 56

Hajir Darioush (Persian: هژیر داریوش ‎‎) born in 1938 in Bandar Pahlavi, Iran was an Iranian film maker, described by Javed Jabbar in 1982 as "the leader of the organised progressive Iranian cinema". He took his own life in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France, in 1995. Darioush studied cinema at I.D.H.E.C (Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques) later known as École Nationale Supérieure des Mét…

Known For

BitaBita · 1972
Bita
★ 6.01972
MovieDramaFamily
Hajir Darioush's first and last commercially successful film, "Bita" is about a young woman's struggle to come to terms with social barriers facing her, starring Googoosh.
Face 75Face 75 · 1965
Face 75
1965
MovieDocumentary
A critical look at the westernization of the rural culture
The Sacred PitThe Sacred Pit · 1964
The Sacred Pit
1964
MovieDocumentary
Directed by Hajir Dariush.
But Problems AroseBut Problems Arose · 1965
But Problems Arose
1965
MovieDocumentary
Cultural alienation of Iranian youth.
Serpent’s SkinSerpent’s Skin · 1964
Serpent’s Skin
1964
Movie
Based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and one of the pioneering films of the Iranian New Wave

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