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Persepolis (2007)

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Reviews Counted:130

Fresh:125

Rotten:5

Average Rating:8.2/10

Consensus: Persepolis is an emotionally powerful, dramatically enthralling autobiographical gem, and the film's simple black-and-white images are effective and bold.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $4,293,233

Synopsis: NEW YORK PREMIERE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 2007 (Limited) PERSEPOLIS presents a deeply personal coming-of-age tale about finding one's place in the world. Based on her bestselling graphic... NEW YORK PREMIERE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 2007 (Limited) PERSEPOLIS presents a deeply personal coming-of-age tale about finding one's place in the world. Based on her bestselling graphic novel, Marjane Satrapi teamed up with underground comic book artist Vincent Paronnaud to co-direct this animated big screen adaptation. The result is an electrifying, heartfelt, and original portrait of a spunky girl who surmounts countless obstacles to grow into a wise young adult. Marjane (voiced by Chiara Mastroianni) is an innocent nine-year-old living in Iran, surrounded by a loving but incredibly protective mother (Catherine Deneuve) and father (Simon Abkarian). She finds comfort in the carefree spirit of her loving grandmother (Danielle Darrieux), as well as music by artists as diverse as ABBA and Iron Maiden. When Marjane's uncle is killed in the Iran/Iraq war, her parents send her to school in Austria, where she can study in safety. The only trouble is that her Middle Eastern appearance frightens people, giving her a harsh lesson in racial prejudice. Somehow, Marjane's fiery spirit doesn't succumb to any of the negativity. Eventually, she returns home to Iran to be closer with her family. But even though she settles into married life, the tyrannical pressures of Iranian society force her to abandon her country once again, sending her to France on another journey. Satrapi and Paronnaud retain the stark, spare animated style of the graphic novels that inspired the film. This is a wise decision: the less specific they get in their visual presentation, the more universal their story becomes. PERSEPOLIS gives viewers several movies in one. It is equal parts coming-of-age story, history lesson, and an animated adventure tale. [More]

Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian

Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes, François Jerosme, Sean Penn, Iggy Pop, Gena Rowlands

Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Screenwriter: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Producer: Marc-Antoine Robert, Xavier Rigault
Composer: Olivier Bernet
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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A gentle dance performed at the edge of the abyss

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Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

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

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You will laugh, you will be moved to tears, and you may even come away thinking the human race might actually survive without killing each other off, because there are stories like [this] to remind us that, deep down, we’re all pretty much the same.

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09/08/08
Beverly Berning
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The animation absolutely won me over--Satrapi's art style is simple, engaging, and cool all at once.

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09/02/08
Heather Huntington
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This is a delightful, curious film that indulges in both the personal and the political and provides a potted history of modern Iran through one woman's experience.

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08/31/08
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The monochromatic palette and simple lines of Satrapi's drawings go with a lusty sense of humour.

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08/29/08
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald

An uplifting, funny, moving fable about the difference between the ideal of freedom and the real thing...

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