PERSEPOLIS

 

 

 

 

 

CAST & CREW__________

Director:
Marjane Satrapi
and Vincent Paronnaud

Written By:
Marjane Satrapi
and Vincent Paronnaud

Based On:
The graphic novel "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi

Cinematographer:
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Producers:
Marc-Antoine Robert
Xavier Rigault

Exec. Producer:
Kathleen Kennedy

Animation Supervisor:
Christian Desmares

Animation Studio:
Perseprod
Je Suis Bien Content
Pumpkin 3D

Voice Actors (French):
Chiara Mastroianni
Catherine Deneuve
Danielle Darrieux
Simon Abkarian
Gabrielle Lopes

SYNOPSIS __________

Plot:
"Persepolis" is the poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We meet nine-yearold Marjane when the fundamentalists first take power - forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands; follow her as she cleverly outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, while living with the terror of government persecution and the Iran/Iraq war; then on to Austria as a teenager, where her parents send her to school in fear for her safety and, she has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape.

Marjane eventually gains acceptance in Europe but finds herself alone and horribly homesick, and returns to Iran to be with her family, though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age twenty-four, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

The French version of the film is voiced by Chiara Mastroianni as Marjane, as well as Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux and Simon Abkarian.

 

DETAILS__________

Studio:
Sony Pictures Classics

Production Co:
2.4.7. Films
France 3 Cinema
The Kennedy / Marshall Company
Franche Connection Animations
Diaphana Distribution

In Association With
Celluloid Dreams
Sofica EuropaCorp
Soficinema

With the Participation of
Centre National De La Cinematographie
La Region Ile-De-France (Supported By)
La Fondation Gan Pour Le Cinema (Supported By)
La Procirep L'Angoa (Supported By)

Release Date:
December 25, 2007 (NY, LA)

 

RELATED LINKS__________

Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org

Wikipedia - Marjane Satrapi
en.wikipedia.org

Wikipedia - Comic Book Info
en.wikipedia.org

MySpace Page - US
www.myspace.com/persepolismovie

MySpace Page - France
www.myspace.com/persepolislefilm

 

 

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