Not exact matches
Always one of the toughest categories to pick, the
foreign language film category has some
very strong entries this year.
As for the beginning of «Happy End» — which Austria put forth as an Oscar contender for best
foreign language film (it did not make the shortlist)-- it's not
very happy either.
I think that had I watched this
film as a
foreign language movie without subtitles, my opinion of it might be
very high.
But it was also an unusual kind of Cannes breakout, as following its
very enthusiastic reception at the 2014 festival, the
film gathered gentle momentum internationally throughout the year, playing the festival circuit and sweeping the boards at Argentina's national
film awards, before being shortlisted for the
foreign -
language Oscar in 2015 and getting a US release in February.
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.
With
very few exceptions, the Ross is the only Lincoln theater for
foreign language, documentary and short
films.
This type of file is
very popular with purveyors of anime and
foreign films because it allows them to be distributed with extra features such as subtitles and multiple
languages.