Review: In a Winnipeg few will recognize, ‘Universal Language’ speaks from a deep well of humanity
Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely ...
‘Universal Language’ Director Matthew Rankin Wants Everyone to Make Art with Their Friends
Director Matthew Rankin ’s odyssey through a Winnipeg dotted with homages to Iranian film history — and featuring the coziest ...
How Matthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ creates a fantastical version of reality
Using real stories from the filmmaker’s life, he and his Iranian co-writers Ila Firouzabad and Pirouz Nemati create a world ...
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Movie Review: 'Universal Language' needs to be seen to be believed
Universal Language' is a surreal and enchanting film set in Winnipeg with an Iranian cultural twist. Directed by Matthew ...
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Review: Rankin’s surreal ‘Universal Language’ defies borders
It’s not unusual for a city to double for another metropolis in movies. New Yorkers have long been able to spot when Toronto ...
The Adelaide Crows have gone all in for 2025. Because for coach Matthew Nicks, it’s crunch time.
At his disposal this campaign, though, are several new players who at their best, could take the club by storm. Alex ...
‘Universal Language’ Review: If Tehran Were Winnipeg
A lightly satirical and surrealist comedy imagines the snowy Canadian city in the style of the Iranian New Wave.
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'Universal Language' breathes life into a fictional city between Winnipeg and Tehran
We look at "Universal Language," a new movie that follows three storylines in a city that is a cross between Winnipeg and ...
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Movie Review: 'Universal Language' needs to be seen to be believed
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. Farsi is the ...