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PERSEPOLIS
(Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, France 2007, 97')
ICA CINEMA 1
Tuesday 11 March 9PM
Winner: Jury Prize, Cannes 2007
One of the best and most distinctive animated films for grown-ups in recent years, this highly accessible girl’s eye view of Iran’s Islamic Revolution is a rare treat that defies categorisation. Adapted from Marjane Satrapi’s hugely successful graphic novels of the same name, Oscar-nominated Persepolis is as smart and sassy as its heroine. Full of enjoyable pop culture references, it doesn’t shrink from showing the serious consequences of totalitarianism.
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Read what BEV team member Sophie Ivan thinks about Persepolis:
At the risk of wading into cliché, Persepolis really did make me both laugh and cry. The film flawlessly interweaves charming childhood anecdotes with contemporary socio-political context – the perfect example being Marjane's teenage rebellion, which manifests itself in her shopping for heavy metal tapes from black market peddlers touting the likes of ‘Jackson Michael' hidden in their trenchcoats. Delightful details like this create an emotional resonance that no history book or newsreel could hope to emulate. Proustian recollections, like the scent of jasmine flowers from her (fabulous) grandmother's bosom inspire laughter and tears, yet bypass any schmaltz. At once universal and particular, little Marjane's story provides a vital antidote to lazy, ill-informed notions of Iran as a nation of extremists and zealots, without ever resorting to didacticism. It is in itself a testament to the rich cultural heritage that Satrapi draws on and gives the film its name. It's also bloody hilarious.