The Berlin Film Festival at 75: Building for the Future on Its Rich Past
After 75 years, the Berlin Film Festival retains its reputation and the vitality of its programming and operations.
Legendary French star Juliette Binoche to chair Cannes Film Fest jury
This year, for the second time in succession, a woman, brilliant French actress Juliette Binoche, would head the prestigious ...
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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 ...
Movie Review: 'Universal Language' needs to be seen to be believed
His “Universal Language” takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the culture is entirely Iranian. Farsi is the spoken tongue.
‘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.
Three Compelling Films to Seek Out This February and March
This time of year, we find ourselves in a lame-duck period on the movie calendar, with much of Hollywood’s energy directed ...
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10 Questions for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof on 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' - 'It became a question of self-respect'
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is now an Oscar-nominated refugee, in a bittersweet harvest for his film The Seed of the ...
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The Uneven Cross-Cultural Comedy of “Paddington in Peru” and “Universal Language”
Cinematic nods abound in two tales of homecoming, one starring Paddington Bear and the other set somewhere between Canada and ...
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig director Mohammad Rasoulof: ‘It became a question of self-respect’
The director Jafar Panahi [No Bears] had restrictions on him and now can travel again, it comes and goes. Has most of your career been under the constant tension of possible reactions to everything ...
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig review: Rasoulof makes point even under severe peril
“The Seed of the Scared Fig” is the latest from Rasoulof, amongst the foremost and frequently prosecuted Iranian filmmakers ...
Al-Monitor15d
Romantic drama triggers government crackdown on Iranian filmmakers
Other acclaimed Iranian directors from Jafar Panahi to Mohammad Rasoulof, who fled Iran last year, have faced similar pressure. "Now we are waiting for the final decision of the court," Sanaeeha ...
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People worldwide are ‘sick’ of the ‘woke ideology’
"I think most people, Victorians, Australians, the world, are sick of the woke ideology," Mr Carlyon told Sky News host Rita Panahi. "This is sort of presented as a heartfelt message of love ...