As an Iranian New Wave cinema icon, Mehrjui is regarded to be one of the intellectual directors of Iranian cinema. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adopted based on Iranian and foreign novels and plays.
Early life and education
During Mehrjui's childhood, he showed interest in painting miniatures, music, and playing santoor and piano. As an adult, he moved to the United States and entered the University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA) Department of Cinema. Jean Renoir was just one of many who taug ...
