Films on the Green in Portland - "Persepolis"

On Saturday, September 26, Films on the Green will make its Portland debut with a special screening of Persepolis.

Join us in the garden of Mother Foucault’s Bookshop for an evening celebrating French culture across borders, as part of the inaugural fall French program of L’École Buissonnière. The evening will open with a French-language Café Littéraire exploring Francophone literature, exile, identity, and artistic expression, followed by the outdoor screening of Marjane Satrapi’s acclaimed animated film.

Persepolis
Directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Starring Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux
In French with English Subtitles.
2007, PG-13, 1h35, France

This event is presented in partnership with Villa Albertine, Albertine Foundation, America 250, JCDecaux and TV5MONDE.

A coming-of-age story told through the eyes of Marjane, a young Iranian girl growing up in Tehran and Vienna. She avidly follows the events that lead to the Iranian revolution and the downfall of the Shah’s regime. With the establishment of the Islamic Republic, Marjane comes to see herself as a revolutionary…
Based on the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, L’Association, 2000, France.