Last night I saw the animated film Persepolis at the Drexel. Click here to see a good review in Newsweek magazine. Admittedly, I probably don’t see nearly as many movies as most people, but this is the only movie I can ever remember seeing that gives a realistic depiction of reverse culture shock. For that reason alone it’s worth seeing, but it’s also a good contemporary history lesson, and at times, it’s very, very funny. The film is based on an autobiographical graphic novel (i.e. comic book) by an Iranian woman named Marjane Satrapi who lives in Paris. Apparently, the graphic novel was quite popular. If Persepolis is playing wherever you’re located, I’d definitely recommend seeing it.

Tags: Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, Drexel