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Iranian French artist, animator and head Marjane Satrapi, champion known internationally for her 2007 biographical animated characteristic Persepolis and Rosamund Pike-starring movie Radioactive, has died. She was 56.
“Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a small complete a twelvemonth aft nan decease of Mattias Ripa, her hubby and nan emotion of her life,” a connection from adjacent friends and family sent to nan AFP news ligament read. Satrapi’s hubby nan producer, actor, and screenwriter Ripa died connected April 8, 2025.
Iran-born creator and head Satrapi had lived successful France since nan early 1990s aft her parents sent her to Europe to study arsenic a teen to flight nan restrictions of surviving nether nan Islamic Republic authorities and encouraged her to make her imperishable location there.
Satrapi, who was nine-years aged erstwhile Ayatollah Khomeini came to powerfulness successful 1979, recounted her experiences increasing up nether his draconian authorities successful nan schematic caller Persepolis.
She turned nan activity into an animated characteristic successful 2007, co-directed pinch Vincent Paronnaud, which went connected to triumph nan Jury Prize astatine nan Cannes Film Festival.
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