Review of Persepolis (2007) by F A — 18 Oct 2009
This is a wondrous little film that works on multiple levels. On one hand it's a beautiful coming-of-age story about a young girl who experiences loss, love, alienation and heartache on her journey to adulthood.
But she's not just any young girl, as she is growing up in a liberal, mainly secular family in Iran. The film explores her adolescence under the different challenges of religious, political and sexual discrimination.
When her parents effectively evacuate her to the 'safety' of Vienna, she at first thinks she has found a new home, but soon realises her new friends can never be on her wavelength, and she faces even more isolation.
The animation is deceptively simple, black and white line drawings, but it covers a hugely impressive range, and many images are breathtaking, both in their beauty (jasmine flowers) or their horror (the revoultionary guards, the Iran/Iraq conflict).
Recommended.
This review of Persepolis (2007) was written by F A on 18 Oct 2009.
Persepolis has generally received very positive reviews.
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