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Ronald Epstein · 05-12-2008, 10:51 AM

“An unqualified triumph. The movie is so enthralling.”
Stephen Holden, The New York Times

“Astonishing!”
Richard Roeper, At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper

“Like nothing you’ve ever seen! A mindblower!
Marjane is a sass queen to rival ‘Juno’.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“Grade A! A marvel! Cool young girls will like this.”
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Academy Award® Nominee – Best Animated Feature
PERSEPOLIS
A Film by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Based on the Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi
Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray High-Def ™ on June 24, 2008

Culver City, CA (May 12, 2008) The critically acclaimed, Academy Award® nominated film Persepolis (2008 Best Animated Feature Film) arrives on DVD and Blu-ray High-Def™ from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on June 24, 2008. Based on the popular autobiographical graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi and directed and written by Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, this Sony Pictures Classics Film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and was named Best Animated Feature by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Online Film Critics as well as winning the Freedom of Expression Award from the National Board of Review. Persepolis will be available for an SLP of $38.96 for Blu-ray High-Def ™ and $29.95 for DVD. The DVD special features will include cast and crew commentary on select scenes, behind the scenes featurettes and more.

A remarkably striking animated film, Persepolis was filmed in French and features the voice talents of Chiara Mastroianni (Ready to Wear), Academy Award® nominee Catherine Deneuve (1993 Best Actress, Indochine, Dancer in the Dark) and Danielle Darrieux (Nouvelle Chance, 8 Women). The DVD of Persepolis will also include a dubbed English version, with Mastroianni, Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (2004 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Mystic River, Dead Man Walking), Deneuve, Academy Award® nominee Gena Rowlands (1981 Best Actress in a Leading Role, Gloria; 1975, Best Actress in a Leading Role, A Woman Under the Influence) and rocker/actor Iggy Pop (Coffee and Cigarettes).

Synopsis
Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine year old Marjane that we see a people’s hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power – forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the “social guardians” and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable.

As she gets older, Marjane’s boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. And so, at age fourteen, they make the difficult decision to send her to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager. In addition, Marjane has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Over time, she gains acceptance, and even experiences love, but after high school she finds herself alone and horribly homesick.

Though it means putting on a veil and living in a tyrannical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, all the while continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age 24, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

DVD /BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
§ English Language version of the film featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop
§ “The Hidden Side of Persepolis” Featurette: The making of the French version
§ “Behind the Scenes of Persepolis”: The Recording of the English version
§ Audio Commentary by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud & Chiara Mastoianni on Select Scenes
§ Animated Scene Comparisons with Commentary by Marjane Satrapi
§ 2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference Q & A with Cast and Crew

Persepolis was written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. With the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian and Gabrielle Lopes.

"Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

PERSEPOLIS DVD
DVD Catalog #:
22525
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-22525-1
DVD Order Date:
5/22/08
DVD SLP:
$29.95
Running Time
95 minutes
Rating
PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content.

PERSEPOLIS Blu-ray™ High-Def
DVD Catalog #:
25612
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-25612-5
DVD Order Date:
5/22/08
DVD SLP:
$38.96
Running Time
95 minutes
Rating
PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content

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Ronald Epstein *Ronald Epstein* Owner Join Date: Jul 1997 Local Time: 12:55 PM Local Date: 09-07-2008 Posts: 23,157 HTF RONBO	SPHE Press Release: Persepolis (DVD/Blu-ray) “An unqualified triumph. The movie is so enthralling.” Stephen Holden, The New York Times “Astonishing!” Richard Roeper, At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper “Like nothing you’ve ever seen! A mindblower! Marjane is a sass queen to rival ‘Juno’.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone “Grade A! A marvel! Cool young girls will like this.” Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Academy Award® Nominee – Best Animated Feature PERSEPOLIS A Film by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud Based on the Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray High-Def ™ on June 24, 2008 Culver City, CA (May 12, 2008) The critically acclaimed, Academy Award® nominated film Persepolis (2008 Best Animated Feature Film) arrives on DVD and Blu-ray High-Def™ from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on June 24, 2008. Based on the popular autobiographical graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi and directed and written by Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, this Sony Pictures Classics Film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and was named Best Animated Feature by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Online Film Critics as well as winning the Freedom of Expression Award from the National Board of Review. Persepolis will be available for an SLP of $38.96 for Blu-ray High-Def ™ and $29.95 for DVD. The DVD special features will include cast and crew commentary on select scenes, behind the scenes featurettes and more. A remarkably striking animated film, Persepolis was filmed in French and features the voice talents of Chiara Mastroianni (Ready to Wear), Academy Award® nominee Catherine Deneuve (1993 Best Actress, Indochine, Dancer in the Dark) and Danielle Darrieux (Nouvelle Chance, 8 Women). The DVD of Persepolis will also include a dubbed English version, with Mastroianni, Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (2004 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Mystic River, Dead Man Walking), Deneuve, Academy Award® nominee Gena Rowlands (1981 Best Actress in a Leading Role, Gloria; 1975, Best Actress in a Leading Role, A Woman Under the Influence) and rocker/actor Iggy Pop (Coffee and Cigarettes). Synopsis Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine year old Marjane that we see a people’s hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power – forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the “social guardians” and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable. As she gets older, Marjane’s boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. And so, at age fourteen, they make the difficult decision to send her to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager. In addition, Marjane has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Over time, she gains acceptance, and even experiences love, but after high school she finds herself alone and horribly homesick. Though it means putting on a veil and living in a tyrannical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, all the while continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age 24, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past. DVD /BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE: § English Language version of the film featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop § “The Hidden Side of Persepolis” Featurette: The making of the French version § “Behind the Scenes of Persepolis”: The Recording of the English version § Audio Commentary by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud & Chiara Mastoianni on Select Scenes § Animated Scene Comparisons with Commentary by Marjane Satrapi § 2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference Q & A with Cast and Crew Persepolis was written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. With the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian and Gabrielle Lopes. "Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. PERSEPOLIS DVD DVD Catalog #: 22525 DVD UPC Code: 0-43396-22525-1 DVD Order Date: 5/22/08 DVD SLP: $29.95 Running Time 95 minutes Rating PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content. PERSEPOLIS Blu-ray™ High-Def DVD Catalog #: 25612 DVD UPC Code: 0-43396-25612-5 DVD Order Date: 5/22/08 DVD SLP: $38.96 Running Time 95 minutes Rating PG-13 for mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content