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  2. Persepolis (film) - Wikipedia

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    Persepolis is a 2007 adult animated biographical drama film written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, based on Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. [4] [5] [6] The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. The title references the historical city of ...

  3. 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire - Wikipedia

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    The military parade in Persepolis during the celebrations. Persian Immortals, as portrayed during the parade. The planning for the party took a year, according to the 2016 BBC Storyville documentary Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party. The filmmakers interviewed people tasked by the Shah to organize the party.

  4. Marjane Satrapi - Wikipedia

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    Marjane Satrapi (French: [maʁʒan satʁapi]; Persian: مرجان ساتراپی [mæɾˈdʒɒːn (e) sɒːtɾɒːˈpiː]; [a] born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian [1][2] graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel Persepolis and its film adaptation ...

  5. Persepolis (comics) - Wikipedia

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    Persepolis. (comics) Persepolis is a series of autobiographical graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi that depict her childhood and early adult years in Iran and Austria during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title Persepolis is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire. [1] Originally published in French, Persepolis has been ...

  6. List of films about Iran - Wikipedia

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    Not Without My Daughter. 1991. Betty Mahmoody 's biography, portrays post-revolutionary Iran. Persepolis. 2007. Animated production based on two graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi 's biography, portrays Iranian revolution [1] The stoning of Soraia M. 2008.

  7. List of banned films - Wikipedia

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    Persepolis: Banned initially after some clerics found it to be "offensive to Iran and Islam." The ban was later revoked after an outcry in Lebanese intellectual and political circles. [283] 2008 Waltz with Bashir: The film is banned in Lebanon, with the most harsh critics saying the film depicts a vague and violent time in Lebanon's history.

  8. Persepolis - Wikipedia

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    Persepolis (/ pərˈsɛpəlɪs /; Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, romanized: Pārsa; New Persian: تخت جمشید, romanized: Takht-e Jamshīd, lit. 'Throne of Jamshid ') was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of ...

  9. Shiraz Arts Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Shiraz Festival of Arts (Persian: جشنواره هنر شیراز) was an annual international summer arts festival, held in Iran bringing about the encounter between the East and the West. It was held from 1967 to 1977 in the city of Shiraz and Persepolis in central Iran by the initiative of Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi.