2007 · 95 min · PG-13
Persepolis
Directed by Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi · Animation, Drama
Persepolis (2007) is a Animation film, directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi set in Tehran, Paris, and Vienna during the 1970s–1980s. It runs 95 minutes and is rated PG-13.
A biopic, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of freedom & oppression, coming of age, and identity play out through frame narrative.
Composer
Olivier Bernet
Cast
Chiara MastroianniDanielle DarrieuxCatherine DeneuveSimon AbkarianGabrielle Lopes BenitesFrançois JérosmeTilly MandelbrotSophie Arthuys
The world of this film
Premise & themes
Premise
Themes
Freedom & OppressionComing Of AgeIdentity
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
BleakMelancholicContemplative
Shape
Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
True Story
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