Persepolis

It is also shocking to see a French film about the life of a young Iranian girl.....Had she been the type of woman who would pursue normalcy, this thoughtful film would never have come to be..... ... Full Review

ranks among the best animated films of 2007, if not ever.....As it stands, it remains a fine, yet criminally unknown, piece of cinema and art.....One cannot help but admire Satrapi not just for having come of age.... ... Full Review

LONDON - Animated films set in Israel and Iran are among five competitors for best foreign-language film at the British Academy Film Awards. Persepolis" adapts writer Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel about childhood in revolutionary Iran. ... Full Review

The DVD also includes the 30-minute "The Hidden Side of 'Persepolis,'" which delves into how the comic book originally came about and how Satrapi set out to adapt it to film, and the 8.5-minute "Behind the Scenes of 'Persepolis,'" which gets up close and personal with the voice talent and animators. ... Full Review

Nominated for an Academy Award (2008), winner of the 2007 Cannes Jury Prize and many others, Persepolis is an unforgettable story of identity and integrity about an individual who always remains true to herself. The storytelling is outstanding, with a reductive animation style that somehow inflates our imagination and creates an intuitive connection with the characters. ... Full Review

The film's primary triumph, though, is....In one of many beautifully etched moments in the film, Marjane admits how, despite the alleged strength.... ... Full Review

Ensconced in the classy warmth of one of the ABC's best studio sets ( First Tuesday Book Club , take note), they offer their assessments of that week's movies, note film culture events and report on film festivals. The Movie Show , a longtime programming staple for SBS, died a sad and slow death when its founding hosts David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz despairing of the direction taken by the broadcaster, decamped to the ABC. ... Full Review

As Satrapi says, this tender, witty film tells a universal story.....when he is first deposed, the Satrapi household is delighted..... ... Full Review

KC) DVD PICK OF THE WEEK: "Punk is not 'ded,'" but Persepolis is visually stunning. ... Full Review

DVD : 0 comments: 07/08/2008 The animation style isnt groundbreaking, and theres certainly nothing new about wars in the Middle East, but Persepolis is a brilliant film, utterly original and completely fascinating. Also included is commentary on specific bits about the film (and while those were good and gave wonderful insight into both the film and comic, it was a bit disappointing to see that the commentary wasnt for the whole film). ... Full Review