Matthew Rankin's Universal Language was a critical darling, but it's actually part of Winnipeg's long history of surrealist ...

Matthew Rankin and his 'Universal Language' co-writers on mixing Kiarostami and Winnipeg absurdity for Canada's foreign language Oscar entry.

But director Matthew Rankin thinks more of audiences than that. His new film, “Universal Language,” was selected by Canada as the country’s submission for the Oscars’ international feature ...

It’s a chilly Tuesday morning, and director Matthew Rankin hasn’t slept in over twenty-four hours. “I feel like I’m going totally insane,” he admits as we sit down to discuss his new ...

Matthew Rankin’s second feature is something of an anomaly on this year’s Oscar shortlist for International Feature Film. For one thing, it takes place in a world that doesn’t actually exist, positing ...

Matthew Rankin speaks onstage at the "Universal Language" premiere Q&A during the 62nd New York Film Festival at Walter Reade Theater on Oct. 7, 2024, in New York City.

Matthew Rankin, though, has gone more than a step, or maybe 85 steps, further. His “Universal Language” takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the culture is entirely Iranian.

You play someone named Matthew Rankin, whose father has died and whose mother is fading. And the film’s cast is populated by co-writers, friends and family.

Simultaneously, Matthew Rankin leaves his job in Montreal to be near his family, where he encounters Massoud, a tour guide looking after Rankin’s mother. Released in 2025. Release Date January ...

There is nothing lost in translation when it comes to “The Twentieth Century” filmmaker Matthew Rankin‘s surreal triptych comedy “Universal Language.”. The feature, which debuted at ...

Matthew Rankin’s second feature is something of an anomaly on this year’s Oscar shortlist for International Feature Film. For one thing, it takes place in a world that doesn’t actually exist ...