Tag: Marjane Satrapi
Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.
What’s in Store for 2024?: Noémie Merlant, Leyla Bouzid & Marjane Satrapi Receive CNC Coin
A dozen 12 projects have been selected as part of the second 2023 session of the CNC’s advance on receipts committee and floating at...
Radioactive | Review
Particle Decay: Satrapi Explores Curie in Elliptical, Stunted Biopic
The persona of Marie Curie is a no-brainer as far as cinematic importance and appeal goes,...
2019 TIFF: Fest Lands World Preems to Cretton, Crowley, Finley, Heller, Kurzel, Iannucci, Waititi & Winterbottom
Confirming what will show at Telluride and Venice, the 2019 edition of the Toronto Intl.Film Festival has managed to land several World Preem and...
The Conversation: Time for TIFF 2019 – Predictions!
The Toronto International Film Festival is set to unspool its latest monolithic program. A major cue to set Oscar season into motion, the line-up...
The Conversation: 2019 Cannes Film Festival Predictions
For several reasons, the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival was something of a slight progression, if at least for the number of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #107. Radioactive – Marjane Satrapi
Radioactive
Marjane Satrapi continues to work in the English language with fifth feature, Radioactive, a UK production financed through Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: An Introduction
As we were putting together our projections for most anticipated films due in 2017, we noticed there were too many notable titles to be...
The Voices | Review
Playing Off-key: Satrapi’s English Language Debut a Grating Misfire
Iranian born director Marjane Satrapi, best known for her 2007 debut, Persepolis, and a 2011 follow-up,...
Palme d’Or Winner, Studio Ghibli Pair, “St. Vincent” & “Song of the Sea” Among TIFF’s Final Wave Items
Bill Murray is coming to Toronto folks. Actually, the film he stars in (Theodore Melfi's St. Vincent) is having its official World Premiere launch at...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #77. Marjane Satrapi’s The Voices
The Voices
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Writer: Michael R. Perry
Producers: Matthew Rhodes, Adi Shankar, Roy Lee, Spencer Silna
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Anna Kendrick, Gemma Arterton,...
Sundance 2014: Colangelo, Shelton, Corbijn, Winterbottom, Araki & Gareth Evans Among 16 V.I.Ps
The Sundance Film Festival made their final feature film line-ups with the Premieres category announcements. Sixteen films with huge name talent, returnee filmmakers and...
From Faith Akin to Craig Zobel: Our Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2014
Before we unleash the beast that is our annual Top 100 Most Anticipated Films List for 2013, we thought we'd give our readers an...
Chicken With Plums | Review
A La Cart: Satrapi’s Latest a Visual, Fairy Tale Buffet
Directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud prove they are as visually adept with live action...
