Persepolis (2007)

Directors:

Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Writers:

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

Data di uscita:

27 giugno 2007 (France)

Genere:

Animation | Biografia | Drama | War

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Reading | Drug Use | Classroom | Family Relationships | Blizzard

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Not your average animated feature...

Cast

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
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Stéphane Foenkinos
Tilly Mandelbrot	...	Lali (voice)
Iggy Pop	...	(voice: English version) (rumored)

MPAA:

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

Durata:

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

Nazionalità:

France | USA

Lingua:

Francese | Inglese | Persian | Tedesco

Colore:

Colore | Bianco e nero

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

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

Company:

2.4.7. Films

Curiosità:

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.

Errori:

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.

Citazioni:

Marjane's grandmother: 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 stay true to yourself.

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Colonna sonora:

Marche Persane

Not your average animated feature...

...in fact, there is nothing average about this film. Traditionally animated in black and white flashbacks, it tells the story of a French-speaking woman's childhood and young adulthood in Tehran, Iran, and in Vienna during the 1980s and '90s.

Marjane Satrapi grew up in a family of revolutionaries against the Shah's regime and the Islamic government that subsequently took hold, and the film literally illustrates her feelings and thought processes as a little girl, following her as the government control in Iran got more and more strict. When her parents insist she leave the country, we also see her struggling to deal with adolescence and missing her beloved family; when she returns, she is also coping with the increasing repression of her freedoms as a woman. Most of all, you see her own personal conflict as she tries to stay true to herself.

This movie beautifully balances both the historic and personal issues and pulls the threads together into a compelling narrative, made a bit quirky by the style of presentation, resulting in work that is altogether touching. Along with intelligence and humor, a deep and strong sense of truth infuses every part of this film, making it even stronger. One of my only qualms was the feeling that it ended somewhat abruptly without much of a conclusion.

Overall, though, it was fantastic - definitely worth watching.