Mick Cohen-Carroll
May 03, 2020
5.0
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5.0
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Persepolis
Overview
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.4.8
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4.5
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In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
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Genre:Animation, Drama
Directed By:Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Written By:Vincent Paronnaud, Vincent Paronnaud
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa, Sony Pictures Classics, PROCIREP, Soficinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Diaphana Films, Sofica Europacorp, Celluloid Dreams, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Région Ile-de-France, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, 2.4.7. Films, French Connection Animations, CNC
Cast
Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Director
Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Director
Chiara Mastroianni
Marjane adulte et adolescente (voice)
Danielle Darrieux
Grand-mère de Marjane (voice)
Catherine Deneuve
Mère de Marjane (voice)
Simon Abkarian
Père de Marjane (voice)
The powerful storytelling shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths and it highlights the protagonists complex search for identity. All of these give Persepolis an enduring beauty, and make it a film worth coming back to time and again. https://medium.com/incluvie/the-enduring-beauty-of-persepolis-2cf9dcc0384a?source=friends_link&sk=d22e301c95eaa0df5ccf53d2788c1a06