Persepolis

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DVD Release Date: 24 June 2008

Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel turned animation, releases to DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The latter format also includes the following bonus materials: an English language version of the film featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop, audio commentary of selected scenes by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, Chiara Mastoianni, animated scene comparisons with commentary by Marjane Satrapi, and questions and answers with the cast and crew recorded at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference. As well, there are two featurettes: The Hidden Side of Persepolis (the making of the French version) and Behind the Scenes of Persepolis (the recording of the English version).