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.