Roundtable Interviews with the filmmakers - Beverly Hills (August 6, 2012)Marjane Satrapi talks about making of Chicken with Plums (6:55) Vincent Paronnaud talks about making of Chicken with Plums (3:11) CHICKEN WITH PLUMSTeheran, 1958. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melancholic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with Azraël, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of his children... As pieces of the puzzle gradually fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes to light: a wonderful story of love which inspired his genius and his music... CHICKEN WITH PLUMS France, 2011, 91 mins, French / English subtitles Poulet aux prunes (original title) based on the graphic novel Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi published by Editions L?Association Director: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Producer: Hengameh Panahi Executive producer: François - Xavier Decraene Screenwriters: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Editor: Stéphane Roche Cinematographer: Christophe Beaucarne - A.F.C /S.B.C. Composer: Olivier Bernet Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani, Jamel Debbouze, Watch the trailer Related Links |