Graphic novel: From Lit 120 to big screen
“Persepolis” is the flashback of Iranian-born Parisian Marjane Satrapi in the form of a black-and-white animated French film. Satrapi herself adapted the film from her memoir, a graphic novel of the same name. The book is a masterpiece, the film excellent. By telling her personal history, Satrapi offers a political message. The story of little Marji growing up in revolutionary and wartime Iran turns out to be everyone’s story. The content as well as the inspiration for the film — the seduction of reminiscence, no matter how horrible the memories — resonate with all of us.
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