JackPersepolis
December 28th 2007 10:26
Persepolis is a 2007 animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film was written and directed by Marjane Satrapi (author of the novel) and Vincent Paronnaud. It tells the story of a young girl in Iran during the Iranian Revolution. Through the eyes of the nine-year-old Marjane it shows how people's hopes were dashed as the fundamentalists took power, forced the veil on women and imprisoned thousands. The title is a reference to the historical town of Persepolis.
The film won the Prize of the Jury at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and was released in France and Belgium on June 27. In her speech on receiving the Cannes award, Satrapi said "Although this film is universal, I wish to dedicate the prize to all Iranians."
The U.S. version is scheduled in theatres on December 25, 2007. The film will be released in Australia on February 7th, 2008.
Marjane is a child growing under the Shah's dictatorship. Her parents are urban educated people but hope for a change. Marjane dreams of being the last of the prophets.
With the revolts against the Shah, her uncle, a Communist aristocrat from Azerbaijan, is freed from prison and tells how he fought for the triumph of the proletariat even escaping to the Soviet Union. However, he is captured again and executed under the Islamic Revolution. He dedicates his single prison visit to Marjane, making a deep impression on her.
Marjane grows during the Revolution, wears a veil, Nike sneakers, and a "Punk Is Not Ded [sic]" jacket. She listens to "rebel" music like The Bee Gees. Her grandmother, a tender independent woman, is another of her influences. Later she evolves to Iron Maiden.
The Iran-Iraq war starts and her parents are concerned about her safety. Since she had studied at the French Lycee of Tehran, she is sent to the French Lycee of Vienna. The Iranian teenager does not fit in well in Austria, but ends up making friends with nihilist high-class kids. She spends Christmas holidays alone while her friends travel to meet their boring families in Brazil or other places. An unsuccessful relationship destroys her character. She sleeps on the streets of Vienna. After being hospitalized with blood-coughing bronchitis, she asks her parents to return to Iran no-questions-asked.
In Iran, she keeps depressed when seeing the situation of her family and former friends. At the end, she gets herself together (to the tune of "The Eye of the Tiger") and studies Fine Arts in the University of Tehran. Things like studying anatomy with veiled women or the party-interruption of Guards of the Revolution cause her to protest.
She finally migrates to Paris leaving her family behind.
The trailer for Persepolis is below:
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Written by: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: USA - December 25th, 2007; Australia - February 7th, 2008; UK - April 11th, 2008
Runtime: 95 mins
Budget: $US 7.3 million
Rating: US - PG; AUS - M; mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Persepolis (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
The film won the Prize of the Jury at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and was released in France and Belgium on June 27. In her speech on receiving the Cannes award, Satrapi said "Although this film is universal, I wish to dedicate the prize to all Iranians."
Marjane is a child growing under the Shah's dictatorship. Her parents are urban educated people but hope for a change. Marjane dreams of being the last of the prophets.
With the revolts against the Shah, her uncle, a Communist aristocrat from Azerbaijan, is freed from prison and tells how he fought for the triumph of the proletariat even escaping to the Soviet Union. However, he is captured again and executed under the Islamic Revolution. He dedicates his single prison visit to Marjane, making a deep impression on her.
The Iran-Iraq war starts and her parents are concerned about her safety. Since she had studied at the French Lycee of Tehran, she is sent to the French Lycee of Vienna. The Iranian teenager does not fit in well in Austria, but ends up making friends with nihilist high-class kids. She spends Christmas holidays alone while her friends travel to meet their boring families in Brazil or other places. An unsuccessful relationship destroys her character. She sleeps on the streets of Vienna. After being hospitalized with blood-coughing bronchitis, she asks her parents to return to Iran no-questions-asked.
In Iran, she keeps depressed when seeing the situation of her family and former friends. At the end, she gets herself together (to the tune of "The Eye of the Tiger") and studies Fine Arts in the University of Tehran. Things like studying anatomy with veiled women or the party-interruption of Guards of the Revolution cause her to protest.
She finally migrates to Paris leaving her family behind.
The trailer for Persepolis is below:
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Written by: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: USA - December 25th, 2007; Australia - February 7th, 2008; UK - April 11th, 2008
Runtime: 95 mins
Budget: $US 7.3 million
Rating: US - PG; AUS - M; mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Persepolis (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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