Screen Daily reports some details:
Jury chair Anjelica Huston said of France’s foreign-language Academy Award submisison: “A masterpiece, Un Prophete has the ambition, purity of vision and clarity of purpose to make it an instant classic. With seamless and imaginative story-telling, superb performances and universal themes, Jacques Audiard has made a perfect film.”
The jury gave a special mention to John Hillcoat’s The Road.
6 Responses for "Un Prophete Wins at the BFI, London Int. Film Fest"
Nice to see The Road get a jury special mention. Boy, they went dark this year!
Humm…
For foreign language film, I just can think in “I Killd My Mother” and “The White Ribbon”.
Sorry France…
Will these International accolades force the Academy to (at least) nominate it & where does this leave White Ribbon can two of the darker foreign entries make it in?
A Prophet deserved the award. An excellent film.
this is best news for the road if anything, its just waiting to explode
Great news for the film. I thought they would go with The White Ribbon as it was very well received, though it had high expectations attached following Cannes.
My favourite film of the fest (though I didn’t see A Prophet): A Single Man
Least favourite (by a long shot): Chloe.
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