Hajir Darioush (Persian: هژیر داریوش‎, (1938-08-11)11
August 1938, Bandar Pahlavi, Iran â€" 2 October 1995, Blagnac, France)
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 second film "Serpent's Skin -- جلد مار", made in
1964 was based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" featuring
Fakhri Khorvash and Jamshid Mashayekhi. It is believed that he started
the New Wave of Iranian cinema with this film. He then returned to
making two important early social documentaries "But Problems Arose --
ولی ا٠تاد مشکلها" in 1965, dealing with the cultural
alienation of Iranian youth, and "Face 75 --چهره 75" a critical
look at the westernization of the rural culture, which was a
prizewinner at the 1965 Berlin Film Festival. Finally, he made his
first and last commercially successful film, "Bita" in 1972, about a
young woman's struggle to come to terms with social barriers, starring
Googoosh.In 1979, he emigrated to France. He was director at the
University of Toulouse.
August 1938, Bandar Pahlavi, Iran â€" 2 October 1995, Blagnac, France)
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 second film "Serpent's Skin -- جلد مار", made in
1964 was based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" featuring
Fakhri Khorvash and Jamshid Mashayekhi. It is believed that he started
the New Wave of Iranian cinema with this film. He then returned to
making two important early social documentaries "But Problems Arose --
ولی ا٠تاد مشکلها" in 1965, dealing with the cultural
alienation of Iranian youth, and "Face 75 --چهره 75" a critical
look at the westernization of the rural culture, which was a
prizewinner at the 1965 Berlin Film Festival. Finally, he made his
first and last commercially successful film, "Bita" in 1972, about a
young woman's struggle to come to terms with social barriers, starring
Googoosh.In 1979, he emigrated to France. He was director at the
University of Toulouse.
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