Persepolis

I saw 'Persepolis' this weekend, which is nominated for an Oscar. It's an animated film based on the graphic novel memoirs of Marjane Satrapi, a rebellious Iranian girl coming of age during the Islamic Revolution in the late '70s and '80s. At first it reminded me of the novel 'A Thousand Splendid Suns', a story of two women's intersecting (and tragic) lives set amidst the history of Afghanistan from the 1970s through present post-9/11 day. But comparisons pretty much end there, as the life of Marjane is much different than the two protagonists in that novel.

Anyway, beyond being a good history lesson, it's a really beautiful movie (spoiler alert... the movie's in French, with subtitles). And did I mention it's based on a graphic novel?