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An exuberant autobiographical film and dark-horse contender for an animated feature Oscar.
The film's nuanced view of social issues is complemented by lovely black-and-white animation work that blends Islamic motifs into a sort of Yellow Submarine-ish world.
The subtlety of the interplay among the three generations of women is extraordinary.
Persepolis is a superb film about a young girl's coming of age amidst war, fascism and family tragedy.
It's striking how much emotion Satrapi is able to convey through these blocky drawings, which are simple but powerfully chosen.
Animated by hand, often in glorious black and white, this French classic has the pathos, wit and intellectual sting of great political filmmaking.
There's very little that's whimsical about this coming-of-age chronicle, but if we're looking for political reflection we're reading the wrong comic book.
Extremely entertaining, often moving and an eye-opener to those of us who know little about Iran.
Based on her own graphic novel, Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's film is a masterly work.
A moving, intimate, complex, visually beautiful black-and-white story.
A gentle dance performed at the edge of the abyss
Marjane learns that there's no place like home. And we Americans watching realize that people have homes even in the heart of the Axis of Evil.
Un hallazgo, realmente. Y una bellísima película animada que no es precisamente para niños (...)
un récit d'une remarquable sensibilité s'imposant comme une oeuvre de marque au sein d'un genre que nous n'avons pas encore l'habitude de voir sous un jour aussi politisé
Here is an adaptation so inspired, so simple and so frictionless in its transformation of the source material that it's almost a miracle.
Satrapi's life story is exhilarating and heartbreaking; filtering political events through her youthful experience of them creates a very different, very human picture of Iran.
Effortlessly [juggles] comedy and drama to create a refreshing take on the classic coming-of-age tale unlike anything we've ever seen before.
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