Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui killed in his home

From 1992, Mehrjui started his female-character films; 4 films in 6 years all dealing with the woman characters and -heir obsessions in the urban societies. Banoo was banned for 7 years and Sara was Mehrjui's international hit with a couple of awards. His two title -characters films, Pari and Leila were very well received at home and his latest picture, The Pear Tree is an example of Mehrjui's craftsmanship in directing.