The other big news of the weekend was that Marjane Satrapi’s animated adaptation of her acclaimed graphic novel, Persepolis, shared the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The other winner was Silent Light by Carlos Reygadas.
Marjane Satrapi, once on stage, said: ‘I’ll speak for both directors. We want to express our thanks Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux for having selected our film. We thank the Jury for having awarded the Prize to us. We thank the whole crew of ninety people who worked with us for two years. Personally, although this film is universal, I wish to dedicate the prize to all Iranians.’
The English-dubbed version of the movie (which features voice work by Gena Rowlands no less) is due to arrive in North America this fall.
