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“I mean, I always say, imagine Romeo and Juliet, they get married and then they have 12 children that are shouting the whole day, ‘Momma! Momma! Pappa!’ with the snot here and both of them being fat and Juliet, you know, cooking pasta and Romeo scratching his balls, you know, watching television. You think that Shakespeare would write a story about them? No. You know, you have to die to become interesting.”
-  Iranian born French Director Marjane Satrapi on tragic love stories. Her film Chicken with Plums is in theaters now. Read The Inside Source Q&A here. 
August 20, 2012
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Marjane Satrapi is Back with a New Movie

If you’ve never seen Persepolis, an elegantly animated film of a rebellious little girl growing up during the Iranian War, do yourself a favor and purchase the DVD. It’s a classic for any collection. The film earned Marjane Satrapi (also a children’s book author) an Oscar in 2008. She illustrated and wrote the original graphic novel for Persepolis, another must buy (trust me readers). This week, Marjane premiered her new epic film Chicken with Plums in theaters which moved me beyond words. I was lucky enough to meet the wildly intellectual overactive mind and chat about childhood and her obsession with death. 

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August 17, 2012
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“I always liked the story: They told Adam not to eat the apple, and the first thing Eve did was eat the apple. So this is Eve’s fault. I mean, did Adam have a brain or not? He could say, “I won’t eat the apple,” but it’s Eve’s fault. And human civilization is based on that. It’s our fault.”
-  Marjane Satrapi, Iranian Director & Graphic Artist, Persepolis. Her upcoming film, Chicken with Plums, releases August 17, 2012. 
July 27, 2012
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