Persepolis

Name: Persepolis
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 27 Jun 2007
Rating: 7.89
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi 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.

Year: 2007

Genre: Animation, Drama

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, La Région Île-de-France, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, 2.4.7. Films, French Connection Animations, CNC

Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François Jérosme

Crew: Vincent Paronnaud (Screenplay), Marjane Satrapi (Director), Stéphane Roche (Editor), Olivier Bernet (Original Music Composer), Marc Jousset (Art Direction), Vincent Paronnaud (Director)

Runtime: 95 minutes

Release: Jun 27, 2007

IMDb: 7.89/10 by 1,990 users

Popularity: 3

Country: France, United States of America

Language: Français, Deutsch, فارسی

Budget: 7,300,000

Revenue: 0

Keyword : puberty, civil war, parent child relationship, 1970s, totalitarian regime, punk rock, bomb alarm, coming of age, orient, adult animation, punk band, woman director, iranian revolution, pathetic

Comment

CinemaSerf 2023, Jun 18

"Marji" is a young girl growing up in Iran just as the imperial Pahlavi regime is toppled and the birth of the Islamic republic proclaimed. Optimism is the order of the day, with everyone hoping the new government will represent new freedoms and liberties for all. Ha! Fat chance, as they say, and things start to become a bit dangerous for this honest and outspoken girl. To avert a familial disaster, her parents manage to get her studying in Vienna, but once there she finds herself immersed in a culture that is alien to her and one that doesn't live up to her (rather naive) expectations. Now she is truly rudderless - where does she belong? Where can she belong? The animation here is quite effective. It's basic, monochrome and at times it's slightly stop-motion style illustrates well the changing politics at home and her own attitudes as she matures and becomes less and less settled. It does cram a great deal in. We move through the decades at breakneck speed which at times disappoints. There are times when I would have liked to linger a bit longer with some aspects of her development, but it's still a lively and thought-provoking watch for much of the time and is well worth a watch.