Essays on Persepolis
Iranian New Wave Art Cinema began prior to the Iranian revolution in the 60’s. Early Iranian new wave Cinema, was pro-Western at this stage Ashraf Pahlavi was modernising the film scene, closely tied to the political and cultural context of the country, before Pahlavi was overthrown in 1979. (Mottahedeh, N 2006, pg. 176) Not only...
In the modern world, colour, and the lack thereof, holds a timeless aesthetic significance that can be applied to all forms of life and objects. This is especially important in many aspects of filmmaking as a way to represent certain emotions whether it be the nostalgia of remembering the past, or conflicts that explores the...
The animated film Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud is a critical “narrative” type because, by the help of pictures and voices, the author is able to pass information to the audience. The film was released in the year 2007 and the storyline is about four of Satrapi’s autobiographical volume novels which are widely...
Persepolis is a straightforward story told in a simple way, much like Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel on which the film is based. Directed by Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, both the novel and the film are basically a series of monochrome drawings which retell Satrapi’s account of her adolesence in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran. Young Marjane...
When the movie starts in 1978, Marjane is represented as a little girl who is intellectually awake and open to the world. She is already aware of her parents’ political convictions. However, she is not sure, she seems curious to test everything like the revolutionaries. Unsure of the end, they have the means. Transported by...
