How many of us have experienced war in our countries? Although I grew up in a modern day colony, I have not. Certainly I have been bombarded with the ideology to create violence and upheavals abroad, but never clearly understood the selfish motives and the condition of man in a state of war.
Marjane Stratrapi's animated adaptation of her acclaimed graphic novel Persepolis is playing at the Angelika only to entice our minds and spirits. The noble aura of the story is complemented with a romantic imagery. This autobiography tells the journey of a girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. She was forced to move to Vienna to face her condition and that of the foreign culture. The piece can be described as the elegant Franco-Belgian comic style meets Art Spiegelman's social consciousness in modern Iran.
For those who read the books, you will not be disappointed. The artists were keen at being loyal to the style and portraying the essence of this modern tale. For those you have not read it, go watch it. You will discover that even those that we are taught to hate have to endure social oppression but share the desire to one day live in place where we can trust justice and proclaim individual freedom.
P.S. Marjane will be in Houston in 4/12/2008
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