Two days to go until the deadline for Best Foreign Language Film submissions, and the latest nation to enter the fray is Greece. Seeking their first nomination since 1977 — that’s right, no Theo Angelopoulos film ever made the cut — the Greeks have selected Thanos Anastopoulos’ “Correction,” a racially charged drama about the country’s […]
Foreign film watch: ‘Correction,’ ‘Ploning’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:24 pm · September 29th, 2008
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‘O’ Horten’ among further Foreign Film entries
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:45 am · September 23rd, 2008
Leading a quick roundup of some recent entries in the Best Foreign Language Film race, Norway has unsuprisingly selected Bent Hamer’s absurdist comedy “O’ Horten” as their pony. The film garnered a number of followers at Cannes and Telluride, with Variety declaring it a “warm and gently humorous divertissement.” I was a big fan of […]
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