About this title: Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi collaborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi's bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique attitude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic revolution. The English-language version features the voice talents of Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, and Iggy Pop, with Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni reprising their roles from the original French-language version. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
Studio: Sony Pictures
Date: 06/24/2008
UPC:043396225251
Description: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian. Good. 2007 Run time: 96. Disc(s) only! Item will be shipped in a sleeve and will NOT include any artwork or a case. In stock in our warehouse and ships right now. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
Studio: Diaphana / Sony Pictures Classics
Date: 2008
UPC:043396225251
Description: Chiara Mastroianni; Catherine Deneuve; Gena Rowlands; Sean Penn; Iggy Pop. Fine. In fine packaging. Run time: 95 mins. Languages: French, English. PROFESIONALLY REFURBISHED TO LIKE NEW CONDITION-SHIPS FREE UPGRADED 1ST CLASS. SHIPS IN 24 HOURS! read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Sony Pictures
UPC:043396225251
Description: New. 043396225251 Brand new and factory sealed! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence! You WILL receive your item QUICKLY! read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Sony Pictures
UPC:043396225251
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Format: BLU-RAY
Studio: Sony Pictures
UPC:043396256125
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Format: BLU-RAY
Studio: Sony Pictures
UPC:043396256125
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Date: 06/24/2008
UPC:043396225251
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
Studio: SONY PICTURES
UPC:043396225251
Description: BRAND NEW. Writer and director Marjane Satrapi draws a beautiful coming-of-age story about young Marji who struggles to understand the true meaning of her own identity during a time of war and recovery in Iran during the 1980s and `90s. Attributes: AC-3, BLACK & WHITE, DOLBY, DUBBED: ENGLISH, ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH, SUBTITLE: ENGLISH, SUBTITLE: SPANISH, WIDESCREEN. read more
Format: BLU-RAY DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
Studio: SONY PICTURES
UPC:043396256125
Description: BRAND NEW. Writer and director Marjane Satrapi draws a beautiful coming-of-age story about young Marji who struggles to understand the true meaning of her own identity during a time of war and recovery in Iran during the 1980s and `90s. Attributes: AC-3, BLACK & WHITE, DOLBY, DUBBED, SUBTITLED, WIDESCREEN, BLU-RAY. read more
"One would think that the translation of a graphic novel to the screen would make it hard to say, "The book was better." However, the book IS better -- but the movie version is still quite good. Telling her life story, Marjane Satrapi traces her life from a child in Tehran to adulthood in Paris and living through the Islamic Revolution. With that backdrop, amidst the typical teenage angst of trying to figure out exactly who one is, Satrapi paints a gorgeous, gripping -- and extremely sad -- picture. This film is all of those, but somehow feels a little less satisfying, as if something got cut out along the way. While it does use the medium to enhance certain portions of the story, this is yet another case of a film being good, but the book being better. Still, it's very much worth watching and a nice fresh approach to animation (actually, it's the old, antiquated approach, but everything old is, apparently, new again.)"
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