My colourful life in black and white

Persepolis draws a vivid portrait of the life of its Iranian creator, writes Helen Barlow Given the advances in 3D animation - whether from Hollywood giants DreamWorks or Pixar - it seems strange that such a fuss should be made of a 2D animated black-and-white French film called Persepolis. Once you've seen it you realise why. It's because the seemingly simple visual style delivers a lot of heart as it tells the autobiographical story of its Paris-based Iranian maker, 38-year-old Marjane Satrapi. Her four original comic books on which the film is based touched some high-profile movie women who helped her bring her story to the screen - French screen icon Catherine Deneuve and producer Kathleen Kennedy, who has worked on Steven Spielberg's films for over 30 years. "When I read a book I like, I also have the good fortune to be... [read full story]