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Une langue universelle

  • 2024
  • 1 h 29 min
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Une langue universelle (2024)
In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways. Gradeschoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it. Meanwhile, Massoud leads a group of increasingly-befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his meaningless job in a Québecois government office and sets out upon an enigmatic journey to visit his mother. Space, time and personal identities crossfade, interweave and echo into a surreal comedy of misdirection.
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Um tríptico absurdo de histórias aparentemente desconectadas encontra um misterioso ponto de interseção nesta história ambientada em algum lugar entre Winnipeg e Teerã.Um tríptico absurdo de histórias aparentemente desconectadas encontra um misterioso ponto de interseção nesta história ambientada em algum lugar entre Winnipeg e Teerã.Um tríptico absurdo de histórias aparentemente desconectadas encontra um misterioso ponto de interseção nesta história ambientada em algum lugar entre Winnipeg e Teerã.

  • Direção
    • Matthew Rankin
  • Roteiristas
    • Ila Firouzabadi
    • Pirouz Nemati
    • Matthew Rankin
  • Artistas
    • Matthew Rankin
    • Pirouz Nemati
    • Amir Amiri
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  • AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
    6,9/10
    2,1 mil
    SUA AVALIAÇÃO
    • Direção
      • Matthew Rankin
    • Roteiristas
      • Ila Firouzabadi
      • Pirouz Nemati
      • Matthew Rankin
    • Artistas
      • Matthew Rankin
      • Pirouz Nemati
      • Amir Amiri
    • 16Avaliações de usuários
    • 64Avaliações da crítica
    • 84Metascore
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    • Prêmios
      • 25 vitórias e 21 indicações no total

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    Matthew Rankin
    Matthew Rankin
    • Matthew
    Pirouz Nemati
    • Massoud
    Amir Amiri
    • Musician 1
    Faraz Anoushah Pour
    • Tourist 3
    Bernard Arene
    Bernard Arene
    • Pharmacist
    Gilnaz Arzpeyma
    • Samovar technician
    Asinnajaq
    • Knitter
    Baharan BaniAhmadi
    Baharan BaniAhmadi
    • Miss Zardooz
    Sarianne Cormier
    Sarianne Cormier
    • Ticket agent
    Rojina Esmaeili
    • Negin
    Danielle Fichaud
    Danielle Fichaud
    • Monsieur Castonguay
    Ila Firouzabadi
    • Bus driver
    Denis Houle
    Denis Houle
    • Jean Suissûr
    Sobhan Javadi
    • Omid
    Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
    Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
    • Musician 2
    Sahar Mofidi
    • Lacrimologist
    Bahram Nabatian
    • Hafez Ghamgosar
    Zhila Naghibzadeh
    • Tourist 1
    • Direção
      • Matthew Rankin
    • Roteiristas
      • Ila Firouzabadi
      • Pirouz Nemati
      • Matthew Rankin
    • Elenco e equipe completos
    • Produção, bilheteria e muito mais no IMDbPro

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    8brentsbulletinboard

    A Warm, Delightfully Quirky Cinematic Fable

    Philosophers and metaphysicians are generally quick to agree that we're all fundamentally connected, both to one another and to everything around us, that there's a certain universality binding all there is in our existence. But how many of us actually take the time to truly recognize, consider and appreciate this? Maybe this calls for stepping away from our everyday world and immersing ourselves in some sort of alternate version of it to see the inherent connections and the value that lie therein. That's what writer-actor-director Matthew Rankin so eloquently shows us in his second feature outing, an absurdist fable of seemingly unrelated stories that ultimately tie together to illustrate the bonds that unite us and how we can put them to best use for our collective benefit. This triptych of tall tales tells the stories of a Quebec government worker (Rankin) who quits his job to return home to visit his long-estranged mother in Winnipeg; a part-time tour guide (Pirouz Nemati) who leads small bands of visitors on an excursion of mundane, unimpressive alleged tourist sites in Manitoba's capital city; and a pair of concerned grade school classmates (Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi) who try to secure funds to help a friend (Sobhan Javadi) replace his lost eye glasses when they fall off and are quickly pilfered by a crafty. Free-roaming wild turkey. The assistance these individuals freely offer to others (and receive from them in kind) to get through the quirky challenges of these bizarre circumstances, in turn, reveals the unspoken "universal language" that binds all of us - our mutual compassion and support for one another, particularly those in need. All of this is set against the backdrop of an alternate version of Canada (where the primary language is Farsi) in winter, providing a fitting setting for wending our way through the cold world that surrounds us. "Universal Language" thus serves up a heartwarming, gentle yet insightful story that reminds us of our innate linkage and the goodwill that we're all capable of unselfishly extending to one another when warranted, something that, ideally, should come to us as second nature, as it does for the characters in this film. And all of this is nestled into a wealth of hilarious, off-the-wall humor, coming across like a mixture of Monty Python and Federico Fellini. Admittedly, the film's opening act may seem somewhat disjointed and perhaps even a bit too idiosyncratic for its own good at times, but these issues gradually dissipate as the picture plays out and the pieces of its various story threads begin piecing themselves together, revealing the aforementioned intrinsic connections among us. This delightful indie gem has largely flown below the radar thus far, despite its awards, nominations and rave reception at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, as well as its designation as one of the National Board of Review's Top 5 International Films of last year. Indeed, at a time when it seems like there's so much dividing us, it's gratifying to see a release like this, one that tenderly spotlights more of what binds us than what sets us apart.
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    A Turkey Stole My Glasses

    UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is an oddball comedy that at first seems like something from the French "theatre of the absurd" of 100 years ago. One character is a tour guide in Winnipeg, a really dull town, especially in the dead of winter. It's fun to watch him try to make something interesting out of things like a dried-up fountain in the courtyard of a virtually deserted shopping mall, or a briefcase left at a bus stop in the 1970s. And there's the lady whose job is to promote the use of Kleenex. She goes to funerals giving out Kleenexes and encouraging people to cry. She herself collects her tears. In her closet, she has several jars of tears with labels on them indicating the years they were shed. There's a bingo parlor where the prizes are crates of Kleenex. Or the schoolboy who wants to be a comedian and goes around dressed and made up like Groucho Marx. And, of course, a turkey alleged to have won an avian beauty contest, who steals a boy's glasses. There are many other threads of the story that are all seemingly unrelated. I decided early on not to try to make sense of it and just see what happens next. I believe that that is the right strategy to take watching this movie. Amazingly it all comes together at the end to make a rather sweet and heartfelt story. It's in French and Farsi with English subtitles. Wisely clocking in at slightly less than an hour and a half, it's a delicate film with something to say about Love.
    6meinwonderland

    Demographically blind new reality and absurdist humor

    From its cinematography and its usual search for symmetry, static or in traveling shots, and pleasant aesthetics with a dreamlike atmosphere enhancing the settings universality, to its story revolving around different characters, how their lives intersect and enliven a dialogue sometimes polite, other times not so much, a Wes Anderson influence crosses Matthew Rankin's feature from beginning to end.

    As in Anderson's films, Rankin's is interested in exploring the reality of his film, a reality full of idiosyncrasies that serve as fertile ground for comedy. An angry teacher in a class shouting at the students, one of whom claims a turkey stole his glasses; another one is dressed up as a Groucho Marx as he wants to be a comedian; and another as a fashionista. A freelance tourist guide with strange choices for his tour, etc. With a comedy consisting of wry, deadpan, and dark humor, Une langue universelle manages to be hilarious every time it wants to. There are many times when its happenings border absurdism or surrealism, furthering the comedy that bathes it yet never undermining its aim at thought-provoking profundity. Rankin's dexterity manages to evoke a surrealist dreamlike fable but also an expressive introspective melancholy. Elements and sentiments that coalesce and give life to a special experience between places and times, realities and dreams. For instance, in the reality of the movie, even if we are in Canada, French, let alone English, seems to be a second language, and in its place there is Persian. They all speak it, and signs and billboards are written in it, rendering its result as something close yet distant, known and unknown intermingle in a culturally and demographically blind new reality.

    In terms of cinematography, many times resembling that of Anderson, more in framing and movement than in color palette, there is a constant will to inhabit the spaces where the characters are in. The camera is sometimes static from a distance, observing their movement and how it affects the surroundings instead of focusing on their faces and expressions with close-ups. It is as if the place is as important as the characters for the telling of the story, and Rankin wants to make sure we delve into it as tourists from a foreign land. And while in terms of names we may know these cities, in the framework of the movie and its demographic profile unmatching our knowledge, there may be reasons to delve into these spaces.
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    What if Farsi was the universal language?

    For its creativity, inventiveness, soundtrack, boldness, unique humor, cast, and sociolinguistic vision, it's a yes. For the film's length, contextual setup, and a few redundancies, it's less so. Excellent directing technique and a brilliant idea in how the characters are written in one of the film's final scenes (a remarkable process) and its significance up to the end. One shouldn't go into this movie expecting a linear narrative. That said, this aspect doesn't truly detract from the quality of the plot. A beautiful progression from Rankin as a director since his film The Twentieth Century. A few common elements between these two productions (dreamlike quality, kitsch...) are already beginning to define what will become his personal signature over time.
    8dngoldman

    Odd, Unique, and Warm

    This brilliant gem of film traces the the interacting lives of a group of children trying to find some money to help a schoolmate and a son returning for his mother's birthday. T The film establishes a unique and somewhat surreal fantasy universe, where most residents speak Farsi and have Iranian descent. The setting, characterized by graveyards alongside highways, empty malls, and rural bars, evokes a sense of emptiness and isolation reminiscent of the show "Northern Exposure" after developers arrived in the town. Like "Northern Exposure," "Universal Language" centers around the central decency and humanity of its characters. The film's peculiarity lies in its exceptional use of cuts, shots, and color, which prevents it from becoming cloying. Instead, it serves as an earnest exploration of memory and responsibility.

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    • Data de lançamento
      • 18 de dezembro de 2024 (França)
    • País de origem
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