Toronto Hidden Gem Universal Language Director Iranian Cinema-Inspired Comedy
Matthew Rankin’s second function, Common Language, actually echoes the comedian sensibility of fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Man Maddin (The Saddest Music within the World, Rumours). However its fantastical and multilayered construction — meant to pay homage to the Iranian cinema he loves — is tough to elucidate. Requested to explain what Common Language is about, Rankin … Read more