Screen/Society--"Dariush Mehrjui: Making The Cow" (Bahman Maghsoudlou, 2022)

DARIUSH MEHRJUI: MAKING THE COW
(Bahman Maghsoudlou, 2022, 85 min, Iran/USA, Farsi and English w/ English subtitles, DCP)

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).

"An incisive, illuminating look at THE COW, arguably the most important and influential film in the history of Iranian cinema." - Godfrey Cheshire

"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