Work · Film · 2007

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi, director and writer · Vincent Paronnaud, director and writer

Studio: 2.4.7. Films / France 3 Cinéma / The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Units: 1 film, released with French and English voice casts (same visual cut)
imdb: tt0808417

A black-and-white animated adaptation of Satrapi's own graphic memoir, co-written and co-directed by Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, framed by a color present-day sequence at Orly Airport. Released in French and English-dubbed versions with different voice casts but identical picture and editing.

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Graphic novel 2000–2003 → Film 2007 · Direct adaptationPersepolisMarjane Satrapi co-directs the animated adaptation of her own memoir. Of the book's 38 chapters, 29 reach the screen, including Uncle Anoosh's execution and Marjane's homelessness in Vienna. The maid Mehri's storyline is cut, and the film is framed as a single day's flashback at Orly Airport.82composite · editorial

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