Iranian writer/illustrator Marjane Satrapi is, according to Bernadette Murphy in the Los Angeles Times, "a voice calling out to the rest of us, reminding us to embrace this child's fervent desire that human dignity reign supreme." In her 2003 graphic...

The movies in competition at the Cannes Film Festival as announced Thursday, listed by director and director's nationality, followed by special out-of-compeition showings. Festival runs May 16-27.___In Competition:"My Blueberry Nights," Wong Kar-wai, China (opening night film)"Auf Der Anderen Seite" ("On the Other Side"), Fatih Akin,...

When The Observer recently asked Persepolis director Vincent Paronnaud about his working relationship with co-director Marjane Satrapi, author of the best-selling graphic memoirs that inspired their new film, the French comic artist shyly admitted that it was perfection. “[We’re a] dream team—we are very complementary,”...

Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant _ all past winners of the Cannes Film Festival _ are in the running for a second trophy as the French Riviera festival celebrates its 60th anniversary next month.Tarantino will show his killer-on-wheels movie "Death Proof,"...

When Jane Campion was honored onstage at the Cannes Film Festival with about 30 other major directors Sunday, she was the lone woman of the bunch. And she's still not used to how strange that feels.The New Zealander is the only woman filmmaker to have...

In the following review, Notkin lauds Marjane Satrapi's frank autobiographical perspective in Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, noting that “Satrapi's unswerving commitment to the complex truth over the comfortable platitude will shake your expectations.”