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 | 1970s | Shah | Dream

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 25 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)
Jean-François Gallotte
Arié Elmaleh	...	(voice)
Mathias Mlekuz	...	(voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stéphane Foenkinos
Amethyste Frezignac	...	Marjane as a child (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)

Directed by
Vincent Paronnaud
Marjane Satrapi

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

Produced by
Tara Grace	....	co-producer
Marc Jousset	....	executive producer
Kathleen Kennedy	....	executive producer
Xavier Rigault	....	producer
Marc-Antoine Robert	....	producer
Vitaliy Versace	....	executive 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
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
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
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
Virginie Hanrigou	....	animator
Nathalie Mathé	....	cg 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
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)
• TF1 Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD)
• 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)
• 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)
• Optimum Releasing (2008) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sandrews (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Je Suis Bien Content  animation studio
• Pumpkin 3d  animation studio (as Pumpkin-3D)
• 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:

96 min | Turkey:89 min (TV version)

Country:

France | USA

Language:

French | English | Persian | German

Color:

Black and White | Color

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)

Company:

2.4.7. Films

Trivia:

France's official submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV).

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:

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

Movie Connections:

References Sissi (1955)

Soundtrack:

Marche Persanne

One of the best films of 2007

This is a marvelous film. The voice actors in French are superb; I'm not sure whether it will translate in an English dub. The animation is charming; you forget that it's mostly black and white, and remember only how beautiful it is. It is both bleak and hilarious, chilling and human. The "Eye Of The Tiger" scene is awesome for being so amateurishly sung in heavily accented English and only just in key. I learned a great deal about modern Iranian history, and relived a great deal of childhood and adolescence (albeit not in a sophomoric way).

I saw it at a free screening with about 6 other people before it was released, but I will be paying to see it again and dragging as many people as I can to see it with me. If you're reading this, I'd drag you to see it, too. It's a GREAT film, one that deserves all the awards it can garner, and not just as an animated film, but as a brilliant movie that just happens to be animated.