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On the question of whether 'film language' is universal or culture specific, there are a couple of recent articles which may be of interest discussing the cultural specificity of representational tropes and strategies: Michael Wood's article 'The Languages of Cinema' in Bermann and Wood, eds. Nation, Language and the Ethics of Translation; and Negar Mottahedeh, 'Where are Kiarostami's Women?' in Egoyan and Balfour, 'Subtitles: On the Foreignness of Film'. Carol * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **