Persepolis is, of course ... “In March 1979, my mother went out to demonstrate against the veil (I was with her) and there were a few hundred men (my dad was one of them)—very few men.

Persepolis is a mostly black and white animation ... With the new regime, all women must wear the veil in public Source: SBS Movies It’s clear in a striking sequence in which the darkening ...

A public dress code was introduced mandating the veil, while the age of marriage ... This scene is how “Persepolis” (2000) – Satrapi’s graphic novel memoir tracing the historic ...

The English translation of the now classic memoir Persepolis by comics artist, painter and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi turned 20 this year — and it's being celebrated with the release of a new ...

When Persepolis was first published by Pantheon two decades ago, Iranian expatriate French cartoonist Marjane Satrapi brought North America a child’s-eye view of revolution in the middle east.

The author, known for her “Persepolis” series ... So there are other kind of resistances like women not wearing their veil, more and more. This is the resistance. Just the fact of laughing.

So You Haven't Read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi? This comic is about growing up in Iran during the tumultuous 1980s and the Islamic Revolution. Following the author's real-life events and ...

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 ...