Amethyste Frezignac,
Catherine Deneuve,
Chiara Mastroianni,
Danielle Darrieux,
François Jerosme
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Marjane is precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl who was nine years old during the Islamic Revolution when the fundamentalists first take power--forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousan...( read more
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Directed by: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Release Date: December 25, 2007
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
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December 26, 2009''In this life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's their own stupidity that makes them act that way. That will keep you from responding to their meanness. There's nothing worse in this world than bitterness and revenge. Hold your head up and s...( read more)
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October 30, 2009Oddly amusing animated film about a girl who grows up in the disjointed, violent middle east then moves to France to begin a new life. The movie is strangely intiguing and slick to a point, but points off for it being in French. I don't speak the language, so having to try and re...( read more)
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October 1, 2009Simple but beautiful animation telling a truly original and heart wrenching story of one girls struggle. A Fantastic and important film, please go see it!!
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September 22, 2009felt a bit too in your face and educational, all a tad sanitised. the history element to it was interesting but the story itself was uninvolving. the animation was simplistic. if i'm being honest i fell asleep for the last 20 minutes but i know it is something i shall never want ...( read more)
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August 29, 2009A sad biography of a woman from an intellectual, liberal family who grew up through the Iranian revolution. Filmed as an almost Peanuts style cartoon animation, the story tries to also be a documentary that at times can make it a bit too dry and prosaic, which the ending only ser...( read more)
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January 24, 2010Another great adaptation -- and probably not coincidentally, another example of the creator of the source material being heavily consulted and listened to. We in the western world don't hear much about the history and mythos and family stories of Iran and similar areas, so it's ...( read more)
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January 6, 2010Dá vontade de desenhar a vida também! Rever as memórias e a infância...
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Critic Reviews
January 25, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
January 18, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It might seem that her story is too large for one 98-minute film, but Persepolis tells it carefully, lovingly and with great style. It is infinitely more interesting than the witless coming-of-age Wes... full review
January 17, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
This French-speaking Iranian cartoon clan is one of the most relatable families I've seen onscreen in ages. full review
December 26, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Persepolis austere as it may look, is full of warmth and surprise, alive with humor and a fierce independence of spirit.
December 26, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
With its powerful fusion of the whimsical, satirical and emotional, Persepolis may well be the most original, inventive and moving film of the year. full review
December 17, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
An exhilarating reminder of what animation can do that other media can't. full review
December 17, 2007
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
There is no denying the boldness of Persepolis, both in design and in moral complaint, but there must surely be moments, in Marjane's life as in ours, that cry out for cross-hatching and the grown-up ... full review
November 16, 2007
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
Extraordinarily moving and wildly informative. full review
October 11, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
This is a sturdily poetic movie, rendering in black-and-white a world where nothing ever is. full review
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