Persepolis
Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi collaborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi's bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique attitude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic revolution. The English-language version features the voice talents of Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, and Iggy Pop, with Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni reprising their roles from the original French-language version.
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands,Sean Penn, Iggy Pop
While so many films about coming of age involve manufactured dilemmas, here is one about a woman who indeed does come of age, and magnificently.
The movie sparkles with witty self-awareness.
Cinematic poetry in black and white. It also is a deeply affecting tale of the power of resilience and an unflagging sense of humor through the worst of situations
A dazzlingly smart and entertaining animated feature by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, looks like a black-and-white graphic novel come to life.
The filmmakers were right to believe that a live-action version of this story would have failed to achieve the universality Persepolis does.
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Academy Awards (2008)
Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards (2008)
Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (2009)
Best Animated Film
BAFTA Awards (2009)
Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
Bodil Awards (2008)
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