Films on The Green: Persepolis
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Alliance Française New Orleans, 1519 Jackson Ave. |
Presented in partnership with the Villa Albertine in honor of the 250th anniversary of French-American relations,
the annual summer series Films on the Green comes to New Orleans for the first time from September 4 to September
18, showcasing French-American collaboration on the silver screen.
Persepolis
Directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Starring Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux
2007, PG-13, 1h35, France
In French with English Subtitles.
Presented in partnership with the New Orleans Film Society
A coming-of-age story told through the eyes of Marjane, a young Iranian girl growing up in Tehran and Vienna. She avidly follows the events
that lead to the Iranian revolution and the downfall of the Shah’s regime. With the establishment of the Islamic Republic, Marjane comes to
see herself as a revolutionary…
Based on the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, L’Association, 2000, France.
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