She has written several childrens books and her commentary and comics appear in newspapers and magazines around the world, including the new york times and the new yorker. Interview marjane satrapi nikon film festival youtube. The title persepolis is a reference to the ancient capital of the persian empire. Marjane satrapi est nee en 1970 en irak, 1969 en iran, 1968 en autriche. Marjane satrapi writer director persepolis interview. The title references the historical city of persepolis. It was written and directed by satrapi in collaboration with vincent paronnaud. For the movie, it is dangerous when you have a comic book to adapt, people think it is just sufficient to take a camera and film the frames one after. She then studied in vienna before she relocated to france in 1994.
And in all this imagery of women in films, how many leading roles do we have. Persepolis, volume 1, marjane satrapi persepolis is a graphic autobiography by marjane satrapi that depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in iran during and after the islamic revolution. Marjane satrapi je me bats surtout contre les idees. Emma watson interviews persepolis author marjane satrapi. Iranianborn graphic novelistfilmmaker marjane satrapi chicken with plums shares her views on comicsmaking vs. Sitting across from me in a tartanwalled basement of a london hotel room, marjane satrapi cuts an imposing figure. It is an interesting perspective to satrapis biography and her current ideology. Persepolis an interview with marjane satrapi the list. Originally published in french, the graphic memoir has been translated to many other. Regardez lextrait du film persepolis persepolis extrait video 3 vf. Vincent paronnaud cowriter of the persepolis film and i wanted to do a liveaction movie to, in a way, express our love for. Brulez persepolis et renvoyez marjane satrapi en iran. Emma watson interviews persepolis author marjane satrapi vogue.
Persepolis is a 2007 adult animated film based upon the marjane satrapi autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The title is a reference to the ancient capital of the persian empire, persepolis. We go oneonone with persepolis writerdirector, marjane satrapi for an exclusive interview. For her latest our shared shelf book club choice, emma watson chats with author marjane satrapi about. The film adaptation of persepolis, codirected by satrapi, is out in limited release on december 25. Marjane satrapi was born in 1969 in rasht, iran, and currently lives in paris.
Arms folded, with an allblack outfit reflecting her mood, the iranianborn 38yearold is in town to discuss persepolis, her muchpraised animated feature based on her popular. She is the author of the internationally bestselling and awardwinning comic book autobiography in two parts. We spoke with satrapi in san francisco to discuss comics, culture shock, and the oscars. Through a long series of simple, frank, and frequently funny comic strips, persepolis author marjane satrapi presents her youth and womanhood in modern iran. Seeing the emotions of marjane we see in this interview allows readers the opportunity to put the emotion back into persepolis, furthering the diarylike feeling of persepolis.
Marjane satrapi, before becoming a world renown graphic novelist, was an iranianborn girl from. In paris, through fellow comic book artists, she was introduced into the atelier des vosges, an artist studio which gathered major, contemporary comic book artists. Marjane satrapi biography many people who grow up in a society battered by political persecution can become programed to think, fell, and act in a manner which fulfills the proper criteria of how an individual in that particular society should behave. At the same time, persepolis was an animated film with the intensity, depth and emotion of a normal film, while chicken with plums, which is a movie with actors. Aug 01, 2016 for her latest our shared shelf book club choice, emma watson chats with author marjane satrapi about her groundbreaking autobiographical graphic novel, persepolis. Extrait du film persepolis persepolis extrait video 3 vf. A humorous and haunting memoir of a young girl in iran by marjane satrapi, persepolis is an absolutely amazing book, filled with happiness, grief and. Her most famous works are the comic book persepolis and its film adaptation, and chicken with plums. Ve mas ideas sobre novelas graficas, persepolis pelicula y illustration comic. Reiner bajo satrapi has lost none of the spark that she put on the page, and then on screen, in persepolis, where the comic rage of her. Arms folded, with an allblack outfit reflecting her mood, the iranianborn 38yearold is in town to discuss persepolis, her muchpraised animated feature based on. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the iranian revolution.