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  • Actors: Chiara Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux
  • Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
  • Format: PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Sound
  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Aug. 2008
  • Run Time: 91 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0012XQYLI
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,665 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Based upon the graphic novels of Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis is the biographical story following the poignant and often hilarious adventures of Marji. From a rebellious, heavy metal loving tomboy experiencing the turmoil of adolescence during the tyrannical, Iranian revolution to a teenage exile in Vienna, Austria, where she discovers the benefits of freedom can be just as shocking as the repressive regime she was forced to leave behind. Returning to Iran as an alienated adult, Marji must now decide where it is her heart and her home must lay in this complex, insightful, honest and touching story, making Persepolis one of the most sublime animated feature films you’re likely to experience.

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4.0 out of 5 starsRevolution, war and exile from a personal, family history perspective
By Mr Ulster on 28 May 2008
Format: DVD
Persepolis is a black and white animation about a young Iranian woman's experience of revolution, war and exile, told from a personal, family history perspective. I enjoyed the film very much. It is well narrated and visually warm with excellent execution.

I particularly liked her recollection of her conversations with her uncle, who describes the idealism behind the fall of the Shah. It presents insights of those who loved their country though not theocracy.

This story isn't about the rights and wrongs of this or that movement or version of history. It's an individual story, no more or less grand than anyone else's. But the manner it which it's told, personally through this style of animation, is commendable.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA humorous view of life in Iran, before and after
By Tord Eriksson on 12 Jan. 2009
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
Haven't read the comic book it made a great impression, and my wife, who loves the book, also found the film worth seeing. In most ways its a sad story about life in Iran, before, when the Shah ruled, and after, when the Muslim clerics rule, but it is seen through the eyes of a mischievous young girl, who eventually goes abroad, when the repression gets too much even for her parents.

Iran was not a paradise under the Shah, and it is even less so now.

An important document, and a voice that refuses to shut up - well worth any penny you pay for it!
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5.0 out of 5 starsLa liberté a toujours un prix.
By N. Wilson on 1 Feb. 2009
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La liberté a toujours un prix.

How often does a cartoon bring you to tears? Bambi's mother is nothing to what we have here, and, after all, this is actually about real life rather than pure fiction ...
Why should I call a film beautiful when it is heartbreaking, mostly matching the situations to black and heavy greys, with only occasional bursts of colour? This film is superb.
Religious fundamentalism, social oppression and brutality ... worldwide phenomena, from mid-west USA, to Saudi Arabia, in Robespierre's Terror, through the back streets of our own nation, even in Hindu India; throughout our history - and here, of course, in Iran. Marjane Satrapi has done an almost indescribably excellent piece of work in displaying the lot. She does not even make the idiot bigots especially evil: they may act nastily, but somehow you can see that they too are human; they also are victims of mis-directed ideology. And Marjane's grandmother is glorious. Vive la Liberté.
The pace and force of this film's presentation are almost beyond praise.
I must remark that the introductory sections with credits, selection for language, subtitles and so on, are pretty ... but out of tune with what is to follow and strangely annoying to navigate. Perhaps that emphasises the strengths of the film itself! Do choose the French language version - with Danielle Darrieux and Catherine Deneuve speaking who would not? English subtitles if you need them, but the English dubbing is muddy, almost harder to follow, and less accurate than the French - even if your hold on spoken French, like mine, is a bit shaky.
Some of my prejudices are strongly vindicated ... "English" dubbing is usually pretty awful; there is a great strength to be had from clean use of black and white, escaping the distractions of colour, wide screens and so on. A truly great film. Here we have at once universal truths, a particular semi-autobiography, and an examination of Iran in travail.
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4.0 out of 5 starsBeautiful animation and powerful story
By Sally Wilton VINE VOICE on 29 Dec. 2008
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I am glad that I bought this film rather than rented it as I would like to revisit this film from time to time, not just for the storyline but also for the fabulous black and white animation which makes each frame a work fo art.

The film tells the story of the downfall of the Shah and life afterwards from the point of view of a normal though rebellious Iranian girl in a middle class family. At the same time the girl goes through the usual trials and tribulations of any teenager and young woman. You can easily forget this is just an animation and become very involved in the feelings of the girl to the point of tears at times. It is amazing that a cartoon can evoke such feelings.

I like the film from an historical point of view too as I have recently read Shah of Shahs by Ryziard Kapucinski which also details the crimes perpetrated by the Shahs henchmen in the leadup to the overthrow by the fundamentalists. This is a story that needs to be told and the writers and directors here have done an excellent job.
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4.0 out of 5 stars"I'm a foreigner in my own country..."
By @GeekZilla9000 TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on 18 April 2009
Format: Blu-ray
This French film about the life of Marjane starts with her sitting in an airport and reminiscing about life up to this point, her journey though life is filled with the natural wonder and humour of a child - but against a backdrop of a radically changing Iran.

This film touches on prejudice and individualism. Sometimes prejudice is a convenient way to ignore the plight of those who need help by dismissing them as different; for them 'it's just part of life', 'they're used to it'. Persepolis faces those prejudices head on and shows that people are people the world over. Teens in Iran have the same hang ups as the teens in the West - personal worries seem to be universal. The film is more to do with the life of an ordinary teenage girl rather than the politics of a fanatically right-wing system of government.

The animation style isn't the most sophisticated - but it is very stylistic, with the past in black and white and the present represented in colour. All the voices seem to be perfect for the role, and together with the visuals you get a strong sense of the family warmth and the unity between those who resist the oppressive regime. Animation also allows the producers of the film to bring some visual humour into the film - especially when Marjane re-assesses her relationship with an ex boyfriend!

In a nutshell: We read so much about the conditions forced upon those in some Middle Eastern countries, but the film allows us to see the reality of how they affect the people under the regime and how repression is used to quash individuality.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

I like it. Its good

Published 17 days ago by Y
4.0 out of 5 starsmustwatch film.

must watch film ...for people like me with limited understanding

Published 2 months ago by sallyann thilthorpe
4.0 out of 5 starsFantastic film but subtitles not great

Love the film and the graphic novel. The only thing that I have a slight complaint about is the english voice-over and the english subtitles don't match up. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Katie
5.0 out of 5 starsThought-provoking and beautifully derived

Persepolis is an animated adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel and is a wonderful, thought-provoking film. Read more

Published 6 months ago by StarryNight
4.0 out of 5 starsNot quite as good as the graphic novels

Not quite as good as the graphic novels, but OK anyway. Should have contained more stuff from the first novel, as I find it the better of the two.

Published 9 months ago by Per Christensen
5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant film, wonderful animation

There are at least two good reasons to love this film. For one, it's a fascinating first-hand account of how an oppressive regime can destroy opportunity, pleasure and hope for... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Peter L Drake
5.0 out of 5 starsSo amazingly beautiful. Deffo my fave film

So amazingly beautiful. Deffo my fave film. Who doesn't love a film about an Iranian communist woman? Read more

Published 9 months ago by Jennie Layden
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Brilliant.

Published 13 months ago by clare fleet
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

The star rating I have given says it all - it's OK!

Published 13 months ago by alanathens
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

wonderful film

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