Sica and Satyajit Ray, but he also added something distinctively Iranian, in the process starting one of the greatest modern film waves. The one constant in Mehrjui's work has been his attention to the discontents of contemporary, primarily urban, Iran. His film The Pear Tree (1999) has been hailed as the apotheosis of the director's examination of the Iranian bourgeoisie. Since his film The Cow in 1969, Mehrjui, along with Nasser Taqvai and Masoud Kimiai, has been instrumental in paving the way for the Iranian cinematic renaissance, so called the "Iranian New Wave." Filmography Diamond 33 (1966) The Cow (1969) Mr. Naive (1971) The Postman (1973) The Cycle (1975) released in 1978 The School We Went To (1980) released in 1986 Journey to the Land of Rimbaud (1983) (documentary in France) The Lodgers (1987) The Wild Bafti (1988) Hamoun (1990) The Lady (1991) released in 1998 Sara (1993) Pari (1995) Leila (1996) The Pear Tree (1998) The Mix (2000) To Stay Alive (2002) Mum's Guest (2004) Santouri (2007) Beloved Sky (2011) The Orange Suit (2012) Good To Be Back (2013) Ghosts (2014) A minor (2022) Awards Mehrjui has received 49 national and international awards including: Golden Seashell, San Sebastián International Film Festival 1993. Silver Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival 1998. Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival 2004. Won Lifetime Achievement Award 1st Diorama International Film Festival & Market (2019) Hamid Dabashi, Masters & Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema, 451 p. (Mage Publishers, Washington, DC, 2007); Chapter IV, pp. 107–134: Dariush Mehrjui; The Cow. References External links Firouzan Films Iranian Movie Hall of Fame Inductee Dariush Mehrjui , FirouzanFilms, 25 November 2008: (4 min 37 sec). Iranian film directors Iranian screenwriters Persian-language film directors People from Tehran UCLA Film School alumni 1939 births Living people Iranian documentary filmmakers Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners Producers who won the Best Film Crystal Simorgh Producers who won the Audience Choice of Best Film Crystal Simorgh Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners