9 Foreign Language Films Advance to Next Round
AMPAS announced its list of 9 films that will compete for 5 nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category:
The real surprise here is the Gomorrah snub, but I wondered all along if it was too rough for the blue hairs. Of these, I'm thinking Waltz with Bashir, The Class, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Everlasting Moments, and 3 Monkeys.
What say you readers?
- Austria, “Revanche,” Gotz Spielmann, director;
- Canada, “The Necessities of Life,” Benoit Pilon, director;
- France, “The Class,” Laurent Cantet, director;
- Germany, “The Baader Meinhof Complex,” Uli Edel, director;
- Israel, “Waltz with Bashir,” Ari Folman, director;
- Japan, “Departures,” Yojiro Takita, director;
- Mexico, “Tear This Heart Out,” Roberto Sneider, director;
- Sweden, “Everlasting Moments,” Jan Troell, director;
- Turkey, “3 Monkeys,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director.
The real surprise here is the Gomorrah snub, but I wondered all along if it was too rough for the blue hairs. Of these, I'm thinking Waltz with Bashir, The Class, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Everlasting Moments, and 3 Monkeys.
What say you readers?
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Although, I did get my screener of Three Monkeys the other day. Consolation? Not really.