Persepolis (2007)

Directors:

Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Writers:

Marjane Satrapi (comic)
Vincent Paronnaud (scenario)

Release Date:

27 June 2007 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Biography | Drama | War

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Revolution | Iran | Coming Of Age | 1970s | Iranian Revolution

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 wins & 26 nominations

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 Benites	...	Marjane as a child (voice)
François Jerosme	...	Uncle Anouche (voice)
Sophie Arthuys	...	(voice)
Arié Elmaleh	...	(voice)
Mathias Mlekuz	...	(voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amethyste Frezignac	...	Marjane as a child (voice: English version)
Lexie Kendrick	...	(voice: English version)
Tilly Mandelbrot	...	Lali (voice)
Sean Penn	...	Mr. Satrapi - Marjane's father (voice: English version)
Iggy Pop	...	Uncle Anouche (voice: English version)
Gena Rowlands	...	Marjane's grandmother (voice: English version)
Aoife Stone	...	(voice: English version)

Directed by
Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

Writing credits
Marjane Satrapi		(comic)
Vincent Paronnaud		(scenario)

Produced by
Rémi Burah	....	consulting producer
Tara Grace	....	co-producer (USA)
Kathleen Kennedy	....	associate producer
Xavier Rigault	....	producer
Marc-Antoine Robert	....	producer

Original Music by
Olivier Bernet

Film Editing by
Stéphane Roche

Production Design by
Marisa Musy

Art Direction by
Hicham Kadiri

Production Management
Olivier Bizet	....	production manager
Christina Crassaris	....	post-production supervisor
Olivier Gravenhorst	....	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
Samy Bardet	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Chevallier	....	dialogue editor
Jacques Defrance	....	foley artist
Sylvie Gourgner	....	sound
Thierry Lebon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michel Monier	....	sound consultant: dolby
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
Cyril Cosenza	....	research & development supervisor
Frank Miyet	....	supervision tracé
Stéphane Roche	....	animatics

Animation Department
Damien Barrau	....	animator: 2D
Pascal Chevet	....	animator
Christian Desmares	....	animation coordinator
Cecile Dubois-Herry	....	assistant animator
Florian Fiebig	....	key animator
Mael Gourmelen	....	assistant animator
Virginie Hanrigou	....	animator
Gregory Lecocq	....	animator
Habib Louati	....	animator
Ahmidou Lyazidi	....	3D supervisor
Nathalie Mathé	....	CG animator
Benoit Meurzec	....	animator
Thierry Peres	....	assistant animator
Jung Wang	....	layout supervisor

Casting Department
Sylvie Peyrucq	....	voice casting

Editorial Department
Christian Dutac	....	color timer

Music Department
Olivier Bernet	....	music arranger
Olivier Bernet	....	musical director
Olivier Bernet	....	musician: synthesizer, bass, piano, ukulele, drums
Sophie Bousquet	....	musician: flute
Stéphane Garin	....	musician: percussion
Xavier Hayet	....	musician: string bass
Marianne Eva Lecler	....	musician: harp
Victor Marco	....	musician: acoustic guitar
Vincent Paronnaud	....	musician: bass, voice
Maitane Sebastian	....	musician: cello, voice

Other crew
Sylvain Audi	....	background voices
Sylvain Audi	....	research and development
John Charles	....	software manager: Sony DAC
Elyse Klaits	....	associate: Ms. Kennedy
Hengameh Panahi	....	world sales head: celluloid dreams
Charles-Edouard Renault	....	legal counsel

Production Companies

• 2.4.7. Films (present)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• Kennedy/Marshall Company, The (co-production)
• French Connection Animations (co-production)
• Diaphana Films (co-production) (as Diaphana Distribution)
• Celluloid Dreams (in association with)
• Sony Pictures Classics (in association with)
• Soficinéma (in association with) (as Sofica Soficinéma)
• Sofica Europacorp (in association with)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• Région Ile-de-France (participation) (as La Région Île-de-Franc)
• Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma (participation) (as Fondation Groupama GAN pour le Cinéma)
• Procirep (participation) (as La Procirep)
• Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa (participation) (as L'Angoa)

Distributors

• Diaphana Films (2007) (France) (theatrical) (as Diaphana Distribution)
• 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)
• Cinéart (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Green Light Films (2007) (Iceland) (theatrical)
• Gutek Film (2007) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Longride (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2008) (UK) (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 (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sponge (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Front Row Distributors (2008) (Lebanon) (all media)
• Front Row Distributors (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sandrews (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• TF1 Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2011) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Je Suis Bien Content  animation studio
• Pumpkin 3d  animation studio (as Pumpkin-3D)
• Toho Company  Gojira/Godzilla is a trademark of

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

96 min | Turkey:89 min (TV version)

Country:

France | USA

Language:

French | English | Persian | German

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | USA:PG-13 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7 | Singapore:PG | Brazil:12 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:6 | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:12A (2008) | Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12

Company:

2.4.7. Films

Trivia:

Marjane Satrapi insisted that Chiara Mastroianni sing "Eye of the Tiger" off-key.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The departures board at Paris Orly at the beginning has Cincinnati misspelled as "Cincinatti".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Airport receptionist:Ticket and passport, please.

Movie Connections:

References Godzilla (1954)

Soundtrack:

Roses du Sud

Animation in black-and-white, autobiographical, growing up in Iran during the reign of the Shah and later, the Islamists

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. The narrator, Marjane Satrapi, only daughter of an educated Teheran couple, first sketches in briefly how the Shah first came to power,only to lose it and have it replaced by the fanatical religious regime of today. Educated in a French school, she and her family are rapidly alienated from the so-called revolution; she is sent to Vienna to continue her education, falls in with a group of punks and eventually returns both depressed and disillusioned to Teheran where, with other university students, she must submit to the rule of extreme Islamists.

The story covers a great deal of ground from the point of view of a young pro-Western culture radical, and is told with humor and intelligence. She laughs at herself as much as at the semi-lunatic Guards of the Revolution.

Satrapi's hold on reality is much strengthened under the influence of her highly honest grandmother who teaches her not co compromise, not to betray and not to give in.

This is no fairy tale with flying horses and beautiful princesses, but a serious, unsentimental and sometimes brutally honest film covering, among other events, the story of the millions of Iranians and Iraqis who died in a now forgotten seven year war around the Persian Gulf.