-LSB-...] by acclaimed writer / director Chan - wook Park which was named best
foreign language film by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Then, compare the play to the movie THE HANDMAIDEN by acclaimed writer / director Chan - wook Park which was named best
foreign language film by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Its like they collectively seek to smother out
all foreign language films by not acknowledging their presence.
Not exact matches
Even with the presence of a rare outright misfire (Third Person, from Crash director Paul Haggis), SPC managed to boost its already - high average Metascore
by a few points last year, thanks to widely praised
films like Mr. Turner (the year's # 2 drama, behind Boyhood), Leviathan (2014's best - reviewed
foreign -
language film), and Sundance hit Whiplash.
But it is a powerful
film, one of the nine shortlisted for the
foreign -
language Oscar, and it is elevated, as it would need to be,
by Diane Kruger's superb performance in the central role.
(1) The Intouchables, an $ 11.5 million dramedy, based on a true story, that was co-written and co-directed
by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano and has become the second highest - grossing French
film of all - time in France and grossed more than $ 355 million internationally (more than any other French
film and, for that matter, any non-English-
language film, save for The Passion of the Christ); and (2) Rust and Bone, a fictional drama that was co-written and directed
by Jacques Audiard, a best
foreign language film Oscar nominee three years ago for France's Un Prophet, and features tour - de-force performances from Marion Cotillard, the best actress Oscar winner five years ago, and Matthias Schonaerts, the star of last year's Belgian nominee Bullhead.
The
film,
by director Andrey Zvyagintsev, won the Golden Globe for
foreign language film on Sunday, making it the first Russian movie to win a Globe since 1969's «War and Peace.»
Best motion picture of the year «Amour» «Argo» «Beasts of the Southern Wild» «Django Unchained» «Les Misérables» «Life of Pi» «Lincoln» «Silver Linings Playbook» «Zero Dark Thirty» Performance
by an actor in a leading role Bradley Cooper in «Silver Linings Playbook» Daniel Day - Lewis in «Lincoln» Hugh Jackman in «Les Misérables» Joaquin Phoenix in «The Master» Denzel Washington in «Flight» Performance
by an actress in a leading role Jessica Chastain in «Zero Dark Thirty» Jennifer Lawrence in «Silver Linings Playbook» Emmanuelle Riva in «Amour» Quvenzhané Wallis in «Beasts of the Southern Wild» Naomi Watts in «The Impossible» Performance
by an actor in a supporting role Alan Arkin in «Argo» Robert De Niro in «Silver Linings Playbook» Philip Seymour Hoffman in «The Master» Tommy Lee Jones in «Lincoln» Christoph Waltz in «Django Unchained» Performance
by an actress in a supporting role Amy Adams in «The Master» Sally Field in «Lincoln» Anne Hathaway in «Les Misérables» Helen Hunt in «The Sessions» Jacki Weaver in «Silver Linings Playbook» Achievement in directing «Amour,» Michael Haneke «Beasts of the Southern Wild,» Benh Zeitlin «Life of Pi,» Ang Lee «Lincoln,» Steven Spielberg «Silver Linings Playbook,» David O. Russell Best
foreign language film of the year «Amour,» Austria «Kon - Tiki,» Norway «No,» Chile «A Royal Affair,» Denmark «War Witch,» Canada Best animated feature
film of the year «Brave,» Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman «Frankenweenie,» Tim Burton «ParaNorman,» Sam Fell and Chris Butler «The Pirates!
His sentiments were echoed in more specific terms
by the Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who won best
foreign -
language film for The Salesman, but elected not to attend the ceremony in protest of Trump's immigration ban on seven majority - Muslim countries.
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INDEPENDENT &
FOREIGN FILMS Christmas in Wonderland (PG for crude
language) Holiday comedy about a couple of kids from L.A. who find a million dollars of fake money in a Canadian mall and go on a shopping spree while being chased
by a hapless gang of counterfeiters and a Canadian Mountie.
The
film marks the English
language debut of Felix Van Groeningen, director of
Foreign Language nominee «The Broken Circle Breakdown,» while the script is written
by Oscar nominee Luke Davies («Lion»).
Directed
by David Fincher (The Social Network) this English -
language version is actually a rarity in that it is an improvement over its
foreign film original.
The Salesman, directed
by Iranian
film - maker Asghar Farhadi, who is boycotting the ceremony because of Donald Trump's travel ban, has won the
foreign language film Oscar.
TOP 100
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS FOR 2017 Listed
By US Box Office Gross only Title links go to reviews = still in theaters Note: Figures are as of January 21st, 2018
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sam Rockwell, «Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri» BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: «Darkest Hour» (Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick) BEST COSTUME DESIGN: «Phantom Thread» (Mark Bridges) BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: «Icarus» (Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan) BEST SOUND EDITING: «Dunkirk» (Richard King, Alex Gibson) BEST SOUND MIXING: «Dunkirk» (Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten) BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: «The Shape of Water» (Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau) BEST
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: «A Fantastic Woman» from Chile BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Allison Janney, «I, Tonya» BEST ANIMATED SHORT
FILM: «Dear Basketball» (Kobe Bryant, Glen Keane) BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
FILM: «Coco» (Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson) BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: «Blade Runner 2049» (John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover) BEST
FILM EDITING: «Dunkirk» (Lee Smith) BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: «Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405» (Frank Stiefel) BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT: «The Silent Child» (Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton) BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: «Call Me
by Your Name» (James Ivory) BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: «Get Out» (Jordan Peele) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: «Blade Runner 2049» (Roger Deakins) BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: «The Shape of Water» (Alexandre Desplat) BEST ORIGINAL SONG: «Remember Me» from «Coco» BEST DIRECTING: Guillermo del Toro, «The Shape of Water» BEST ACTOR: Gary Oldman, «Darkest Hour» BEST ACTRESS: Frances McDormand, «Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri» BEST PICTURE: «The Shape of Water» (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
The initial batch of announced
films include a few key
foreign -
language titles including Desierto, from Gravity co-writer Jonás Cuarón, about a group of people crossing the border from Mexico who uncover a racist patrol officer, and from France, a Jean Dujardin comedy called Un plus une, directed
by 77 - year - old Claude Lelouch.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR Force Majeure — Magnolia Pictures Ida — Music Box Films Mommy — Roadside Attractions Stranger
by the Lake — Strand Releasing Two Days, One Night — Sundance Selects / IFC
The Iranian drama «A Separation,» which would've been graced with a dozen Oscar nominations (instead of two)
by a more internationally minded academy, won for best
foreign language film for this tale of a Tehran custody battle, a series of deceptions and the emotional costs of divorce.
The two
films, seen
by many pundits as the chief contenders for the
foreign -
language Oscar, also appear to be the frontrunners here, continuing a rivalry that started way back in May at Cannes.
At once mythical and heartbreakingly real, this unique
film features astonishing performances
by its child stars and was honored with a special
foreign language film Academy Award in 1952.
Transgender actress Daniela Vega stars in A Fantastic Woman and could very well make history at the Oscars
by becoming the first transgender actress nominated for an acting role in the
foreign language film should Sony Pictures Classics play their cards right.
Though snubbed
by the Academy for the Oscar race in the
foreign language category, Paul Verhoeven's Elle edged out Park Chan - wook's The Handmaiden, another
film you won't see in the Oscar contest.
I was equally cheered
by Chile's A Fantastic Woman winning for best -
foreign -
language film, and to see that
film's star, Daniela Vega, on stage with her director Sebastián Lelio, who made a sober, compassionate
film about a trans woman's experience starring a trans actress.
After winning the Golden Globe for best
foreign language film earlier this month, In the Fade was snubbed in the same category
by the...
The
film is written and directed
by Paolo Sorrentino, director of Italy's Oscar
foreign language entry «The Great Beauty.»
Coming - of - age stories Moonlight and Call Me
by Your Name also made a big impact, and Toni Erdmann was the only
foreign -
language film to crack the top 10 (seriously, check it out if you can).
One of the five
films competing for a
foreign -
language Oscar, «On Body and Soul» was acquired a few months ago
by Beijing - based China
Film Archive (CFA), the country's national
film archive and co-programmer of the Beijing
film festival.
BEST PICTURE: Lady Bird BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk BEST ACTOR: Timothée Chalamet, Call Me
By Your Name BEST ACTRESS: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Jordan Peele, Get Out BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: James Ivory, Call Me
By Your Name BEST
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Square BEST DOCUMENTARY: Jane BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Coco BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049 BEST EDITING: Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss, Baby Driver BEST ART DIRECTION: Blade Runner 2049 BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Johnny Greenwood, Phantom Thread MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Timothee Chalamet, Call Me
By Your Name MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER: Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
«The Secret in Their Eyes» surprised many
by winning the 2010 Academy Award for best
foreign -
language film.
«Secret in Their Eyes» (November 20): Eduardo Sancheri's novel that previously made for an Oscar - winning
foreign language film (directed
by Juan José Campanella) now gets the American treatment, this time from the acting talent of Chitwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman.
This wouldn't be surprising for a debut indie or
foreign language import, but the
film is written and directed
by well - known...
Greenwich Entertainment was co-founded
by Ed Arentz, who as co-founder and Managing Director of Music Box Films over the last decade acquired and released a string of art house hits that include the top grossing
foreign language film of the last decade, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and the 2015 Foreign Language Academy Award winni
foreign language film of the last decade, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and the 2015
Foreign Language Academy Award winni
Foreign Language Academy Award winning IDA.
Considering that the
foreign language film winner is decided on
by the entire academy and not just a small committee as it used to be, this makes it even more of a possibility.
Out of the sixty - five
foreign language films originally selected for consideration
by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ®, nine have been selected to move forward in the next round of voting for the 82nd Academy Awards ®.
«Le Havre,» directed, written and produced
by Aki Kaurismaki, will rep Finland in the
foreign -
language film Oscar race... The pic was selected
by a jury supervised
by the Finnish
Film Chamber.