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Persepolis (12A)

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  • Fri 16 May 6:30PM
  • Sat 17 May 9:00PM
  • Sun 18 May 7:30PM
  • Mon 19 May 6:30PM
  • Tue 20 May 9:00PM
  • Wed 21 May 6:30PM
  • Thu 22 May 9:00PM

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Dir: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
France 2007 95mins subtitled
Cast: Gabrielle Lopes, Chiara Mastoianni, Catherine Deneuve

Persepolis is the much-anticipated animated adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed series of autobiographical novels. Satrapi's darkly humorous take on her experiences as a spirited young Muslim woman coming of age in Tehran - during the rule of the Shah, the Islamic Revolution and the gruelling Iran-Iraq War - makes for a bracingly original story.

Following the misadventures of Marjane from mischievous little girl in Iran to rebellious teenager, the film then charts the young woman's heavy-hearted return to Iran and finally her emigration to Paris. Marjane's story presents the bloody history of her homeland over the last quarter of a century in microcosm.

Persepolis maintains a refreshing levity as each gritty, haunting real-world event is balanced with a flight of fancy, courtesy of its charming animation style - bold, graphic, simple yet forcefully stylised.

Mon 19 May - Post Screening Discussion

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£6.25 (£5) (£2.50 Warwick Uni Students)

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