Persepolis (2007)

LEONTINE CINEMA invites you Marjane Satrapi's emotionally powerful, dramatically enthralling autobiographical gem, PERSEPOLIS (2007) at the ESQUIRE on Wednesday, April 1st. About the film: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. Join Leontine Cinema at the Esquire on the 1st Wednesday of every month with a look at some of the best women-directed cult films of the past, hosted by Garin Pirnia. About our host: Garin Pirnia is a Covington-based freelance writer and filmmaker. She has written about arts and culture for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, CityBeat, Esquire, Cincinnati Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Eater, and many more publications. She is author of The Beer Cheese Book, Rebels and Underdogs: The Story of Ohio Rock and Roll, and an upcoming book on women film directors. She also writes weird horror comedy screenplays, and is a judge for the Cindependent Film Fest.AnimationPT1H35MPG-132026-04-01
Chiara Mastroianni
Danielle Darrieux
Catherine Deneuve
Marjane Satrapi
Vincent Paronnaud
Xavier Rigault
Marc-Antoine Robert
Persepolis (2007)"Persepolis (2007)"

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April 1, 7:30 pm

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