Chicken with Plums
(2011)Poulet aux prunes 2011
Based on Satrapi's own comic book, this live-action film tells the story of Azrael, who comes to take the life of world-renowned virtuoso violinist Nasser, who chooses to die when his instrument fails. In the eight days before the Grim Reaper arrives, Nasser relives his life from bad school days to his older brother, from his loveless marriage to his smoking mother and his childhood sweetheart Iran. [i:46c6596caf] Marjan Satrapi's funny, sad and melancholic new feature film set in 1950 Iran follows the sequel to the successful Persepolis. [/i:46c6596caf]
