Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums
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Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums

Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums by Brad Balfour Iranian-born director and artist Marjane Satrapi lives in Paris, France, and has never lived in post-revolutionary Persia throughout her adult life. Yet her home country has shaped and influenced her creative work whether it be her written and drawn graphic novels or her feature films. In 2000, an independent … Continue reading →

Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni – An Actress and her Daughter Step into Persepolis
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Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni – An Actress and her Daughter Step into Persepolis

Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni An Actress and her Daughter Step into Persepolis by Brad Balfour Cartoonist Marjane Satrapi’s extended graphic novel, Persepolis, was remarkable in its humanness and candid retelling of her days as a kid in pre-Revolutionary Iran; the events around Ayatollah Khomeni’s Islamic Revolution; of going to school in Europe; and of … Continue reading →