Persepolis

4.27
    Persepolis
    2007

    Synopsis

    In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

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    Cast

    • Chiara MastroianniMarjane (voice)
    • Danielle DarrieuxMarjane's Grandmother (voice)
    • Catherine DeneuveMarjane's Mother (voice)
    • Simon AbkarianMarjane's Father (voice)
    • Gabrielle Lopes BenitesYoung Marjane (voice)
    • François JerosmeUncle Anouche (voice)
    • Tilly MandelbrotLali (voice)
    • Sophie ArthuysWalla (voice)
    • Arié ElmalehWalla (voice)
    • Mathias MlekuzWalla (voice)

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Newsweek

      It's not to be missed in any language. In a year that has given us such marvelous animated movies as "Ratatouille" and "Paprika," this vibrant, sly and moving personal odyssey takes pride of place.
    • 100

      USA Today

      Cinematic poetry in black and white. It also is a deeply affecting tale of the power of resilience and an unflagging sense of humor through the worst of situations
    • 100

      Slate

      A completely different kind of animated movie that, even more than "Ratatouille," reimagines what the medium can do.
    • 91

      The A.V. Club

      The two main points Persepolis makes are that strife is relative, and all politics are personal.
    • 90

      Variety

      This autobiographical tour de force is completely accessible and art of a very high order.
    • 90

      Village Voice

      Persepolis is a small landmark in feature animation. Not because of technical innovation--though it moves fluidly enough, and its drawings have a handcrafted charm forgotten in the era of the cross-promoted-to-saturation CGI-'toon juggernauts--but because it translates a sensitive, introspective, true-to-life, "adult" comic story into moving pictures.
    • 90

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The filmmakers were right to believe that a live-action version of this story would have failed to achieve the universality Persepolis does.
    • 80

      Los Angeles Times

      A familiar story set in an unfamiliar context, it's a paean to the universality of human experience, a testament to the endurance of individuality during great political and fanatical upheaval, and a reminder that even the most complex situations, identities and stories are heartbreakingly simple.

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