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- Persepolis is an emotionally powerful, dramatically enthralling autobiographical gem, and the film's simple black-and-white images are effective and bold.
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Jan 17, 2008 · It might seem that her story is too large for one 98-minute film, but "Persepolis" tells it carefully, lovingly and with great style. It is infinitely more interesting than the witless coming-of-age Western girls we meet in animated films; in spirit, in gumption, in heart, Marjane resembles someone like the heroine is " Juno " -- not that she ...
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Animated coming-of-age tale is poignant, mature. Read Common Sense Media's Persepolis review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Marjane Satrapi
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Sony Pictures Classics
Dec 25, 2007 · “Persepolis” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It has some scenes of violence and sexuality, for the most part discreetly and obliquely drawn. PERSEPOLIS. Opens in Manhattan on...
- Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
The black-and-white animation, highly stylized and two dimensions which doesn't attempt to render the usual cartoon 3-D, summarizes in quick, intelligent flashes, often impressionistic, growing up in Teheran and Vienna from a highly personal point of view. The narrative is as original as the art.
Persepolis is the true story of Marjane Satrapi, the writer and illustrator whose graphic novels of the same name the film is adapted from. It details in vivid animation the trials of growing up in war-torn Iran, but also, crucially, the joys of being raised by a loving family and the significance of forming one’s own ideals and identity.
Read an in-depth review and critical analysis of Persepolis by film critic Brian Eggert on Deep Focus Review. The Islamic revolution in Iran—what an atypical setting for a graphic novel-to-film adaptation.