The news just came in that Biutiful, starring Javier Bardem in a career-best performance – co-written and directed Alejandro Gonz√°lez I√±√°rritu,was just chosen as Mexico’s official entry to the foreign language Oscar race. Biutiful was one of the best films I saw at Cannes this year. Most bloggers were down on it, unfortunately, which caused me...
No one compiles as thorough a list as Nathaniel Rogers every year for foreign language submissions. He’s put them up, many of them with posters, for your reference: Albania to France Germany to the Netherlands Norway to Vietnam Nathaniel has also compiled a short list of foreign films he thinks will be nominated and I think I agree 100% on his police work, Lou. Of...
Dominik tips us to Germany’s announcement of its choice for Oscar submission, Die Fremde (When We Leave). Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation. (Low-quality video with sketchy hand-made...