Dariush Mehrjui (born December 8, 1939, died October 14 2023, also spelled as Mehrjouyi) was an Iranian filmmaker.He was a member of the Persian Academy of the Arts.Mehrjui was a founding member of the New Wave movement of the early 1970s. His second film, Gaav, is considered to be the first film of this movement, which also included Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays.
