I never had a passion for comics, cartoons or animation in general. Luckily my curiosity keeps me on the edge and  pushes me continuously to challenge my artistic taste buds. So in this case it did not kill the cat!

Last weekend we finally had the chance to watch the French animated film “Persepolis”.  The film is based on Marjane Satrapi‘s graphical self biography with the same name.  I heard a lot of positive reviews about the book and the film and in this particular case it does deserve every bit of acclaim it received, that’s of course according to Mac and me. The film received numerous awards and has been translated to many language (I wonder if Arabic was one of them?! naaaaaaahhh….difficult to do if you have God and Carl Marx in the same scene!)

I found the graphic work really beautiful and the personal story behind it very touching. It is the story of a smart and stubborn child growing up in Iran in the early seventies and trying to come to terms with the painful social and political realities of her country. I liked the fact that Marjane was not afraid to share her faults and weakness but on the contrary invited us to laugh and cry along. Through telling her personal story we also got the chance to peek into the life of one segment of Iranian society, get a little taste of Iranian culture, a lot of politics, some feminism and some religion. Just the right mix for a MultiKulti.

Brava Marjane! The world is in need of more people who can share their personal stories in the way that only artists can.