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Persepolis (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]
starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian
directed by: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396256125
Format: AC-3, Black & White, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Running Time: 96 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Sales Rank: 10141
MPN: 25612

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Product Description:
Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power — forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable. As she gets older, Marjane's boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. And so, at age fourteen, they make the difficult decision to send her to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager. In addition, Marjane has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Over time, she gains acceptance, and even experiences love, but after high school she finds herself alone and horribly homesick. Though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, all the while continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age 24, 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.

Amazon.com:
A fascinating and wholly unexpected take on Iran’s Islamic revolution beginning in the 1970s, Persepolis is an enthralling, animated feature about a spirited young woman who spends her life trying to deal with the consequences of her nation’s history. Based on an autobiographical comic book by Marjane Satrapi, the story concerns Marji (voiced as a teenager and woman by Chiara Mastroianni), whose natural fire and precociousness are slowly dampened by the rise of religious extremists. Marji grieves over the imprisonment and execution of a beloved uncle, then begrudgingly adapts to ever-tightening rules about dress, social mores, education for women, and expectations about marriage and divorce. Along the way, her grandmother (Danielle Darrieux) and mother (Catherine Deneuve) help keep Marji grounded during her rebellious teens and encourage her to find life beyond Iran’s borders, a decision that proves both a blessing and curse. An unique window onto a crucial chapter of 20th century history, Persepolis is graphically engaging with its black-and-white, bold lines and feeling of repressed energy, fit to burst. The emotional content is so strong that after awhile, one almost forgets the film is a cartoon. Satrapi co-wrote the screenplay and co-directed the film along with animator Vincent Paronnaud. --Tom Keogh

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- Not your typical coming of age film
I had long intended both to read the graphic novel upon which this film is based and to see the film itself. As it turned out, I encountered the film before the book. I had long wanted to see it after noticing the stellar reviews it received upon its release and because of the extreme outrage the film created in the Iranian government, which repeatedly requested that various countries not allow it to be shown. I can understand why. It is an unfiltered and uncensored insider's perspective on what life inside post-revolution Iran is like. There is absolutely no question that life under the Shah was horrific. It is also absolutely certain that life after the Shah has been just as bad or worse.

I am a religious person and I certainly have no problem with anyone worrying about ... Read More

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- A Breath Of Fresh Air For Animated Features...
Winning the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2007 and even getting a surprising Oscar nod in the Best Animated Feature category, PERSEPOLIS is more of a dramatic biography of one girl's life as she runs away from her country and her Iranian heritage.

Most Americans are probably used to animated films being light, funny, or a combination of the two (thinking along the lines of Finding Nemo). But Persepolis isn't even in the same ballpark.

The animation is cruder, with thick, black lines indicating the strict black and white laws of Iran during the Islamic Revolution that rocked the nation. No 3-dimensions here either. But the austere coloring and 2-dimensional representations are an integral part of the story.

The story follows the real-life history of its creator, ... Read More

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- A girl growing up in Iran, Austria and France
There was all the rage about this animated movie that finally made me watch it. I am not a great fan of animated films, so it takes a lot of convincing for me to see one. To me this story really is about coming of age, differences between middle east and western world and a girl stuck in between becoming the unwilling participant of the events around her. Marjane is curious, smart and overbearing while her immediate and extended family take a great effort to raise her right so she can be a decent human being. Her background story is about political uprising in Iran is really a story about social polarization betweeen left (communists) and right (fundamentalists). Very similar to 1930s in Europe when Nazis were getting advantage in Europe. Our main character's protective parents send her to ... Read More

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- Narrating History in a Simple Language
Talking to many Iranians who are about the same age as Marjane, one could realize how natural and honest the Marjane's story is. When the movie 300, which shamelessly lies about history, receives so much attention, it shouldn't be surprising that Persepolis is widely ignored in the US. We should not forget that narrating a story based on the complex mentality of the people in middle east, is itself an enormous task. Marjane Satrapi and her colleagues did a superb job while accomplishing this task. Persepolis could be considered as a strong response to some Iranian movies made by well-known film makers, whoes ONLY goal is to be acclaimed in European film festivals. Despite its tragic content, Persepolis manifests resistance and vitality of a suppressed nation.

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- graphic novel come to life
Movies don't come much more boldly original or stylistically unique than the animated hit "Persepolis," an autobiographical tale of life under a totalitarian regime as seen through the eyes of a spirited Iranian girl named Marjane Satrapi, who, after immigrating to France, wrote the graphic novel upon which the film (co-directed by Satrapi herself) is based. Satrapi was a wide-eyed, inquisitive youngster when, in 1978, the Shah of Iran was toppled and a new era of freedom appeared to be dawning for that nation's people. Unfortunately, as is so often the case with revolutions, the new regime - in this case, the fundamentalist Islamic Republic led by the Ayatollah Khomeini- turned out to be even more cruel, dictatorial and repressive than the one that got overthrown.

As the central ... Read More

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