Persepolis (2007)

Directors:

Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Writers:

Vincent Paronnaud (screenplay)
Marjane Satrapi (comic & screenplay)
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Release Date:

27 June 2007 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Biography | Drama

Plot:

Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.

Plot Keywords:

Profanity | Loudspeaker | Narration | Smoking | Side Effect

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Chiara Mastroianni	...	Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi, as a teenager and a woman (voice)
Catherine Deneuve	...	Mrs. Satrapi - Marjane's mother (voice)
Danielle Darrieux	...	Marjane's grandmother (voice)
Simon Abkarian	...	Mr. Satrapi - Marjane's father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes	...	Marjane as a child (voice)
François Jerosme	...	Anouche (voice)
Arié Elmaleh	...	(voice)
Mathias Mlekuz	...	(voice)
Jean-François Gallotte
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stéphane Foenkinos
Tilly Mandelbrot	...	Lali (voice)

Directed by
Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vincent Paronnaud		screenplay
Marjane Satrapi		comic & screenplay
Marjane Satrapi		novel

Produced by
Tara Grace	....	co-producer
Marc Jousset	....	executive producer
Kathleen Kennedy	....	executive producer
Xavier Rigault	....	producer
Marc-Antoine Robert	....	producer

Original Music by
Olivier Bernet

Film Editing by
Stéphane Roche

Production Design by
Marisa Musy

Production Management
Olivier Bizet	....	production manager
Christina Crassaris	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Marc Jousset	....	artistic director
Thierry Million	....	lead background artist

Sound Department
Samy Bardet	....	sound editor
Samy Bardet	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jacques Defrance	....	foley artist
Thierry Lebon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Johann Nallet	....	sound recordist
Philippe Penot	....	foley artist
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
Jimmy Capron	....	scanning operator
Frank Mivet	....	supervision tracé
Stéphane Roche	....	animatics

Animation Department
Damien Barrau	....	animator: 2D
Pascal Chevet	....	animator
Christian Desmares	....	animation coordinator
Cecile Dubois-Herry	....	assistant animator
Thierry Peres	....	assistant animator
Jung Wang	....	layout supervisor

Casting Department
Sylvie Peyrucq	....	voice casting

Editorial Department
Christian Dutac	....	color timer

Other crew
John Charles	....	software manager: Sony DAC
Hengameh Panahi	....	world sales head: celluloid dreams
Charles-Edouard Renault	....	legal counsel

Production Companies

• 2.4.7. Films
• Kennedy/Marshall Company, The (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• French Connection Animations (co-production)
• Diaphana Films (co-production)
• Celluloid Dreams (in association with)
• Sony Pictures Classics (in association with)
• Sofica Europacorp (in association with)
• Soficinéma (in association with)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• Région Ile-de-France (support)
• Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma (support)
• Procirep (support)
• Angoa-Agicoa (support)

Distributors

• Cinéart (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Diaphana Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• ArtCam (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• ArtCam (2007) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Bir Film (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Celluloid Dreams (2007) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Green Light Films (2007) (Iceland) (theatrical)
• Gutek Film (2007) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Longride (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• PCV (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Prokino Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome International (2007) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Norge A/S (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sponge (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vértigo Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Donna Daniels Public Relations  public relations: USA
• Dreamachine  international sales
• Toho Company  Gojira/Godzilla is a trademark of

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.

Runtime:

Turkey:89 min (TV version) | France:95 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

French | English | Persian | German

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | France:U | USA:PG-13 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Taiwan:R-12 | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A (2008) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

2.4.7. Films

Trivia:

At the party given by the Austrian nihilists, the symbol of the famous industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten can be seen on the upper left-hand side of the screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: When it is 1992, Marji marries. Her mother says her that she is just 21 years old. But in last minutes of movie, it is written 22.11.1969 as her date of birth. So when she got married, she is at least 23 years old.

Quotes:

Marjane's grandmother: The first marriage is practice for the next one.

Movie Connections:

References Gojira (1954)

Soundtrack:

Marche Persane

very good adaption !

In times of fear and distrust regarding certain groups of people I think it's all the more important to try to understand them. Therefore films can be a very effective way to facilitate this kind of understanding (unfortunately it can also get misused in the opposite direction) and I feel it's an important thing to use this chance. From this perspective "Persepolis" is an entertaining feature which also meets social responsibility. To me it is the right picture at the right time. In a very individually visualized manner this animation picture on one hand shows Marjane Satrapi's personal biography and on the other hand you will get an idea what it means to live in the Iran. Besides several tragic moments "Persepolis" never loses it's fine humor.

In a short: "Persepolis" is a very true and affectionate adaption of the original comic which was drawn by Satrapi who also directed this film. An important issue these days and not only for this reason I recommend it !