Persepolis (2007)

Directors:

Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Writers:

Vincent Paronnaud (screenplay)
Marjane Satrapi (comic & screenplay)

Release Date:

27 juin 2007 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Biographie | Drame

Plot:

Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.

Plot Keywords:

Profanity | Loudspeaker | Narration | Smoking | Side Effect

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A very personal yet universal account of the Iranian revolution

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Ensemble

Chiara Mastroianni	...	Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi, as a teenager and a woman (voice)
Catherine Deneuve	...	Mrs. Satrapi - Marjane's mother (voice)
Danielle Darrieux	...	Marjane's grandmother (voice)
Simon Abkarian	...	Mr. Satrapi - Marjane's father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes	...	Marjane as a child (voice)
François Jerosme	...	Anouche (voice)
Arié Elmaleh	...	(voice)
Mathias Mlekuz	...	(voice)
Jean-François Gallotte
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Stéphane Foenkinos
Tilly Mandelbrot	...	Lali (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.

Durée:

Turkey:89 min (TV version) | France:95 min

Pays:

France | USA

Langue:

Français | Anglais | Persian | Allemand

Couleur:

Couleur | Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | France:U | USA:PG-13 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Taiwan:R-12 | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A (2008) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

2.4.7. Films

Anecdotes:

At the party given by the Austrian nihilists, the symbol of the famous industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten can be seen on the upper left-hand side of the screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: When it is 1992, Marji marries. Her mother says her that she is just 21 years old. But in last minutes of movie, it is written 22.11.1969 as her date of birth. So when she got married, she is at least 23 years old.

Guillemet:

Marjane's grandmother: The first marriage is practice for the next one.

Connexions De Film:

References Gojira (1954)

Soundtrack:

Marche Persane

A very personal yet universal account of the Iranian revolution

I came out of this movie feeling as if I knew Marjane Satrapi. The way in which the story is told is fantastic - it really is as if you're reading her journal. As she grows up from being a young girl to an adult, at each age the story is told with a corresponding maturity, and highlighting things which seem like very personal memories. As a young girl, the stories she is told are very black and white, and as she gets older the complexity increases, which is exactly what you would expect. Although there is lots of political activity, she makes fun of herself and highlights her own shortcomings as much as she highlights the repressive elements in her homeland. By telling of her own experiences it really is extremely easy to see how so much of it is common to a whole generation of Iranians. Her love of her family and her country came across very strongly, and you really felt as if she had laid herself bare. A moving and entertaining movie as much as it is educational about post-1979 Iran.