Persepolis (2007)

Overview
User Rating:
8.0/10 17,287 votes
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Directors:
Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi
Writers:
Vincent Paronnaud (screenplay)
Marjane Satrapi (comic & screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
11 April 2008 (Romania) more
Genre:
Animation | Biography | Drama | War more
Plot:
Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Revolution | Iran | Tyranny | 1970s | Vienna
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 24 nominations more
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User Comments:
Not your average animated feature... more
Cast
(Credited cast)
Chiara Mastroianni ... Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi, as a teenager and a woman (voice)

Catherine Deneuve ... Mrs. Satrapi - Marjane's mother (voice)
Danielle Darrieux ... Marjane's grandmother (voice)
Simon Abkarian ... Mr. Satrapi - Marjane's father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes Benites ... Marjane as a child (voice)
François Jerosme ... Uncle Anouche (voice)
Sophie Arthuys ... (voice)
Jean-François Gallotte
Arié Elmaleh ... (voice)
Mathias Mlekuz ... (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stéphane Foenkinos
Amethyste Frezignac ... Marjane as a child (voice: English version)
Tilly Mandelbrot ... Lali (voice)

Sean Penn ... Mr. Satrapi - Marjane's father (voice: English version)
Iggy Pop ... Uncle Anouche (voice: English version)

Gena Rowlands ... Marjane's grandmother (voice: English version)
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Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
French | English | Persian | German
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | USA:PG-13 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7 | Singapore:PG | Brazil:12 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:6 | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:12A (2008) | Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:12 | Australia:M
Company:
2.4.7. Films more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
France's official submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When it is 1992, Marji marries. Her mother says her that she is just 21 years old. But in last minutes of movie, it is written 22.11.1969 as her date of birth. So when she got married, she is at least 23 years old. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Airport receptionist: Ticket and passport, please.
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Movie Connections:
References Rocky III (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Eye of the Tiger more
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User Comments
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92 out of 100 people found the following comment useful:-
Not your average animated feature..., 2 December 2007
9/10
Author: nonsequitur247 from United States

...in fact, there is nothing average about this film. Traditionally animated in black and white flashbacks, it tells the story of a French-speaking woman's childhood and young adulthood in Tehran, Iran, and in Vienna during the 1980s and '90s.

Marjane Satrapi grew up in a family of revolutionaries against the Shah's regime and the Islamic government that subsequently took hold, and the film literally illustrates her feelings and thought processes as a little girl, following her as the government control in Iran got more and more strict. When her parents insist she leave the country, we also see her struggling to deal with adolescence and missing her beloved family; when she returns, she is also coping with the increasing repression of her freedoms as a woman. Most of all, you see her own personal conflict as she tries to stay true to herself.

This movie beautifully balances both the historic and personal issues and pulls the threads together into a compelling narrative, made a bit quirky by the style of presentation, resulting in work that is altogether touching. Along with intelligence and humor, a deep and strong sense of truth infuses every part of this film, making it even stronger. One of my only qualms was the feeling that it ended somewhat abruptly without much of a conclusion.

Overall, though, it was fantastic - definitely worth watching.