The Universal Language
2011-10-10 | 31 minutes
Plot Summary
The Universal Language is a new documentary from Academy Award-nominated director Sam Green (The Weather Underground). This 30-minute film traces the history of Esperanto, an artificial language that was created in the late 1800s by a Polish eye doctor who believed that if everyone in the world spoke a common tongue, humanity could overcome racism and war. Fittingly, the word “Esperanto” means “one who hopes.” During the early 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people around the world spoke Esperanto and believed in its ideals. Today, surprisingly, a vibrant Esperanto movement still exists. In this first-ever documentary about Esperanto, Green creates a portrait of the language and those who speak it today that is at once humorous, poignant, stirring, and ultimately hopeful.
Cast
Recommendations
-
This Is an Official Message
-
Camping 3
-
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
-
The Little Bather
-
The Exchange Student
-
Trainwreck
-
The Sicilian Clan
-
Snow White and the Huntsman
-
SODA: le rêve américain
-
Harvey
-
The Gendarme Takes Off
-
Aloha
-
Largo Winch II
-
The Prince
-
A Most Violent Year
-
Taking Woodstock
-
Inside Llewyn Davis
-
Pusher
-
The Avengers
-
X-Men: Apocalypse
Similar Movies
-
Colours of the Alphabet
-
Language Matters with Bob Holman
-
Chasing Voices: The Story of John Peabody Harrington
-
The Haida in Canada
-
Gyani Maiya
-
The Brave Class
-
Writing the Land
-
The Anti-Vax Conspiracy
-
Like It Is
-
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers
-
Poto and Cabengo
-
This Is Not About Me
-
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
-
The N Word
-
Cree Code Talker
-
The Fight for Greenland
-
The Making of Jurassic World VelociCoaster
-
Nuxalk Radio
-
Who Saw the Men in Black
-
The Unseen Realm