Directing
Hajir Dariush
Born — Died
1938-08-11 — 1995-01-01
Place of birth
Bandar Pahlavi, Iran
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
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 Métiers de l'Image et du Son in Paris. After graduation, he married Goli Taraghi, a Persian novelist, and the only daughter of a rich journalist. However, the marriage did not last long. His first film "Sacred Arena -- گود مقدس", in 1963, was a documentary about the traditional Persian gymnasium. His …
Known for
4.8A look at the formation of the career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
2013
6.3Hajir 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.
Bita
1972
NRCultural alienation of Iranian youth.
But Problems Arose
1965
NRA critical look at the westernization of the rural culture
Face 75
1965
6.0Based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and one of the pioneering films of the Iranian New Wave
Serpent’s Skin
1964
NRDirected by Hajir Dariush.
The Sacred Pit
1964
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.3Hajir 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.
Bita
1972
NRCultural alienation of Iranian youth.
But Problems Arose
1965
NRA critical look at the westernization of the rural culture
Face 75
1965
NRA critical look at the westernization of the rural culture
Face 75
1965
6.0Based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and one of the pioneering films of the Iranian New Wave
Serpent’s Skin
1964
NRDirected by Hajir Dariush.
The Sacred Pit
1964