Universal Language Film Screening
Universal Language | Une Langue Universelle
In Farsi and French with English subtitles
An absurdist homage to the humanist Iranian films of Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi, relocated to an alternative universe somewhere between Teheran and Winnipeg.
Luxe Cinema Tauranga
6pm
Film stars 6.30pm
“Bizarre and enchanting”
– Hollywood Reporter
“In the Canadian cities of Montreal and Winnipeg, a futile tension exists between French and English speakers — doubly silly, since the country is officially bilingual. In his gently satirical Universal Language writer-director Matthew Rankin imagines a rather fanciful solution, where Farsi is now the region’s dominant tongue. Taking his cues from such Iranian classics as Children of Heaven and The White Balloon, Rankin mixes the humanism of Majid Majidi, Jafar Panahi, et al with his own peculiar brand of comedy, offering a delightful cross-cultural hybrid designed to celebrate our differences.”
– Peter Debruge, Variety
Tauranga Film Society members only
