SYNOPSIS Persepolis France,  2007, 95mins., Animation English/ French, PG 13 Spotlight Centerpiece Premiere Director: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Executive Producer: Kathleen Kennedy Danielle Darrieux Marjane's Grandmother Marjane's Grandmother (French and English Version) Catherine Deneuve Tadji (French and English Version) Tadji Sean Penn Ebi (English Version) Chiara Mastroianni Marjane as a Teenager & Adult (French & English Version) Marjane as a Teenager and Adult Iggy Pop Uncle Anouche (English Version) Gena Rowlands (English Version) Marjane Satrapi’s spectacular graphic novels about her life as a rebellious young woman in and out of Iran, before and after the Islamic Revolution, have caused a worldwide sensation. This vibrant, groundbreaking animated adaptation, co-directed by Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, is destined to do likewise, for both adults and discerning younger audiences. The bold-faced visual style matches the irrepressible spirit of young Marjane, first as a teenager chafing at the restrictions of the Khomeini regime, later as a disoriented expat in Vienna. Chiara Mastroianni and her real-life mother Catherine Deneuve provide the voices of Marjane and her mother, and every word spoken by the great Danielle Darrieux, as the voice of Marjane’s worldly-wise grandmother, is wisdom to savor. Sony Pictures Classics www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis