Archive for May 12th, 2008

Persepolis

12th May 2008 with 1 Comment

Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, is an animation with the voices of Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Chiara Mastroianni, Iggy Pop.
It’s an expressionistic piece, minimally drawn in black and white, featuring the life of a young Iranian girl. On one level a coming-of-age story, it is outspokenly political, showing the hopes of everyday [...]

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