![]() ![]() Most of it takes place in 1958 (with flashbacks to two decades earlier and a few flash forwards, too). Largely, though not entirely, live action, it’s a fairly traditional story about thwarted love - a kind of fairy tale for grown-ups. “Chicken With Plums’’ has Iran in common with “Persepolis,’’ but little else. ![]() It’s a relief that “Chicken With Plums’’ isn’t a sequel because “Persepolis’’ clearly began to run down toward the end - and where could it go, once its young heroine had left Iran to live in the West for good? Part of the excitement of watching “Persepolis’’ was the very personal window it afforded on a rich and highly different culture that Americans are familiar with from headlines but know almost nothing about otherwise. A distinctive gray-black look (taken from the graphic novel) communicated the film’s seriousness without ever limiting its wit or playfulness. “Persepolis’’ was smart and funny and alive with invention, as well as an uncommon ability to blend tragedy and comedy. It’s a disappointment because that animated feature was a marvel. Both films are written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud and based on a graphic novel by Satrapi. ‘Chicken With Plums’’ isn’t a continuation of “Persepolis’’ (2007). ![]()
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