Now “Persepolis” has been dubbed in English, with Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve reprising their roles as Marjane and her mother; Sean Penn voicing Marjane’s dad, Gena Rowlands her ...

“I have always been against this idea of the ‘clash of cultures,'” Marjane Satrapi says. “It’s the biggest piece of bullshit I’ve ever heard.” That’s apparent from her films and graphic novels, which ...

Persepolis remains one of the great graphic novels of all time and one of the best movie adaptations of a comic book. Created by Iranian expat French cartoonist, now movie director Marjane Satrapi, it ...

This 2007 behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of PERSEPOLIS features interviews with codirectors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud as they undertake the complex process of adapting Satrapi ...

Persepolis is a small landmark in feature animation. Not because of technical innovation—though it moves fluidly enough, and its drawings have a handcrafted charm forgotten in the era of the ...

If you're like me, then your first reaction to the announcement of this year's Academy Awards nominees was, "'Surf's Up'? Are you kidding me?" In a year that gave us "Beowulf," "The Simpsons Movie" ...

Lost Worlds investigates the very latest archaeological finds at three remote and hugely significant sites - Angkor Wat, Troy and Persepolis. Lost Worlds travels to each site and through high-end ...