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Review: In a Winnipeg few will recognize, 'Universal Language' speaks from a deep well of humanity

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Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely questions of homeland and belonging.

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Chinese Blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ Takes North American Bow, Matthew Rankin On ‘Universal Language’, 20th Annual Oscar Nominated Shorts – Specialty Preview

Universal Language, the original and quietly funny Oscar-shortlisted Cannes and TIFF premiering feature by Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin debuts on one screen each in New York and LA. Chinese animated juggernaut Ne Zha 2 opens Stateside and Oscar Nominated Shorts are back for a 20th season. Sony Picture Classics’ Becoming Led Zeppelin expands to 1,039 […]

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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 questions of homeland and belonging.

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“We Couldn’t Find that Exact Beige — It Was a Real Struggle”: Production Designer Louisa Schabas on Designing Matthew Rankin’s <em>Universal Language</em> - Filmmaker Magazine

Driving around Montreal on a gray November day with Universal Language writer-director Matthew Rankin, production designer Louisa Schabas noticed an elementary school with a row of stark, monolithic concrete walls facing the playground. The slabs were at an angle, allowing for a series of black metal doors to open into the yard. “This is perfect for the market,” she said. With some painted signs indicating a random assortment of mom-and-pop shop…

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Worming Around the Artifices: Matthew Rankin on “Universal Language”

Set in a parallel universe in Winnipeg where the languages are Farsi and French, director Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language is a comedy that mines humor from its absurdist scenarios and garners earnest sentiment from the ways it explores how human beings can find genuine connection amidst the most random and nonsensical circumstances. It’s touching to witness characters from the film’s multiple narrative threads cross paths and go their separa…

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