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Movies 101
Movies 101

"Universal Language" & "Parthenope"

Published March 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM PDT
From left: A turkey in Universal Language (2024); Celeste Dalla Porta in Parthenope (2024).
From left: A turkey in Universal Language (2024); Celeste Dalla Porta in Parthenope (2024).

As much as most of us who love film are fans of American-made cinema, we also open our hearts to work from the rest of the world. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two non-American-made films—one from Canada, titled Universal Language, and the other from Italy, titled Parthenope.

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