Cannes 2024: The Weirdo Films of Cannes | Festivals & Awards

“Universal Language,” debuting as part of the Director’s Fortnight selection, is a quiet yet bleakly humourous look at Rankin’s hometown, shooting it with the precision of a Wes Anderson and the sardonic bleakness of Tarkovsky. We’re thrust into a kind of Mxyzptlkian world where Farsi is the dominant language of Manitoba, Métis leader (and founder of … Read more