Persepolis

A FILM BY Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

... this autobiographical tour de force is completely accessible and art of a very high order.

-Lise Nesselson, VARIETY

For me, the movie is better than the book.

-Marjane Satrapi, PERSEPOLIS AUTHOR

A funny, sometimes dark, always affecting story of surviving the worst through a sense of humor.

-Richard Corliss, TIME MAGAZINE

Among the most original and moving films at Cannes this year, marked by a highly expressive and varied drawing style and the sense of a plucky young woman navigating the turbulent currents of politics, family and adolescence.

-Scott Foundas, L.A. WEEKLY

Synopsis

The poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable.

Theatrical Release Date

Friday, January 11, 2008

Original Languages: French/Persian/English
Genre: Drama, World Cinema
Running Time: 95 min.
Year: 2007

CREDITS

CAST

Catherine Deneuve

Danielle Darrieux

Chiara Mastroianni

DIRECTED BY

Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

PHOTOS

Marjane declaring to her grandmother that no old women will suffer again for she is going to be a prophet when she grows up. Illustration from Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and Vincent Paronnaud/ courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Inc. © 2007

Marjane explaining to a guardian of the revolution that she lives right near where a bomb fell and that he needs to let her by. Illustration from Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and Vincent Paronnaud/ courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Inc. © 2007

Marjane outwitting two guardians of the revolution who are harassing her for dressing punk. Illustration from Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and Vincent Paronnaud/ courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Inc. © 2007