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 ...

When Marjane Satrapi was a young girl in Iran, there were two things she most looked forward to: shaving her legs, and becoming the last prophet in the galaxy. Now, she can add winning an Oscar to her ...

Sony Pictures Classics’ animated coming-of-age film “Persepolis” will close the 45th annual New York Film Festival, which announced Wednesday an eclectic lineup featuring new works from Sidney Lumet, ...

This deceptively simple animated film sheds heartfelt light on the misunderstood people living within the 'Axis of Evil' THREE STARS: The characters in "Persepolis" are simply drawn by animators, in ...

Movie adaptations of graphic novels often revolve around superheroes performing amazing feats. With their focus on visuals and storytelling, comic books are ideally suited to the silver screen. In the ...

MARTIN GROVE interviews Marjane Satrapi, pictured, whose animated "Persepolis" is France's official entry for a foreign language Academy Award and might vie with "Ratatouille" for best animated ...

"It's all me me me," she says. "Or me me and myself. Then more me. It's just disgusting. (Laughs.) Every once in a while, I'll look at myself in the mirror and just say, 'Shut up. Stop talking about ...

Filmmakers Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud are ruthless. In Chicken with Plums, the co-directors’ gorgeous live action follow-up to their 2007 acclaimed animated film Persepolis, they kill off ...

The prosecution of a broadcaster who aired Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed Persepolis shows that the success of the Arab Spring hasn't necessarily led to freedom of arts and expression. But a controversy ...

Thanks to the miracle of modern electronics, plus a taste for theater honed as a college student in Chicago, Farzin Rezaeian has restored the glory of ancient Persia–at least to the silver screen. “As ...