Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow

In remembrance of Dariush Mehrjui, this recent documentary explores the creation of his groundbreaking 1969 Iranian New Wave film The Cow. Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection.

Filmmaker Bahman Maghsoudlou in conversation with Diaspora Arts Connection founder Nazy Kaviani after the screening.

“An incisive, illuminating look at “The Cow”, arguably the most important and influential film in the history
of Iranian cinema.” — Godfrey Cheshire on the documentary “Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow.”

This feature documentary examines the making of The Cow (1968), which was smuggled to Venice and won FIPRESCI Prize (1971), how it became one of the major films of the Iranian New Wave, and its impact on both Iranian films before and after the 1979 revolution and the larger global cinematic landscape.

Featuring members of the film crew of The Cow: Dariush Mehrjui (director), Ezzatollah Entezami, Ali
Nassirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jafar Vali, Ezzatollah Ramezanifar, Reza Fazeli, (Actors), Zari
Khalaj (Editor), Hormoz Farhat (Composer); and film critics: Pierre-Henri Deleau (France), Callisto Cosulich (Italy), Godfrey Cheshire and Richard Pena (USA), Mohammad Haghighat, Fereydoun Hoveyda, Esmail Nooriala and Amir Taheri (Iran)

“Director Bahman Maghsoudlou creates an informative and remarkable film, featuring unique
interviews with the maestro himself, along with his group of veteran actors, film crew, and
notable scholars, all of whom offer valuable insight into this masterpiece of the Iranian New
Wave Cinema.” – Mehrnaz Saeedvafa, Film professor and Programmer