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Best Foreign Language Film
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David
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 Best Foreign Language Film What are people's thoughts on this category? Any predictions? (Any predictions as to which film will beat obvious frontrunner A Separation, sending the Internet into a furor?  ) I still have the Dogtooth nomination in mind. It was very interesting to see them, with their new edginess-ensuring "safeguards" (different panels), go for such a wild choice. My current predicted lineup: Happy, Happy (Norway) Le Havre (Finland) Miss Bala (Mexico) Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Turkey) A Separation (Iran) I'm tempted to include The Flowers of War because it's by a name director and stars Christian Bale, but reviews haven't been very good. I could almost see them rebelling against it, too, because it stars such a famous British actor. It might not feel "foreign" enough, for want of a better phrasing. Another high-profile one I'm predicting to miss is Germany's submission, Pina by Wim Wenders. The nature of the picture--a 3-D collection of dance performances, more or less--doesn't seem to fit this category's usual M.O. _________________   1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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| Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:49 am |
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
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Re: Best Foreign Language Film Shortlist down to nine: Quote: Belgium, "Bullhead," Michael R. Roskam, director;
Canada, "Monsieur Lazhar," Philippe Falardeau, director;
Denmark, "Superclásico," Ole Christian Madsen, director;
Germany, "Pina," Wim Wenders, director;
Iran, "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi, director;
Israel, "Footnote," Joseph Cedar, director;
Morocco, "Omar Killed Me," Roschdy Zem, director;
Poland, "In Darkness," Agnieszka Holland, director;
Taiwan, "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale," Wei Te-sheng, director. I guess a Gunslinger prediction is a kiss of death for a foreign language film. _________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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| Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:31 pm |
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David
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Re: Best Foreign Language Film lol, ouch
I'm sorry, Norway. At least you're not Iran.
_________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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| Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:13 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Re: Best Foreign Language Film Pina, hm? Has a documentary ever been nominated here?
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| Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:46 am |
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MovieDude
Where will you be?
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Re: Best Foreign Language Film A Separation is probably going to win, and it would be much deserved, but I also reallllllly loved Footnote.
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| Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:21 am |
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