All posts tagged "best foreign language film"
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Foreign Contenders: Ziad Doueiri on Adapting American Courtroom Drama Tropes Into Lebanon’s The Insult
Divisiveness is universal. That ironic truth is the key that allows people to understand and relate to geographically distant conflicts. Similarities carry... -
Foreign Contenders: John Trengove on Surviving the Controversy Surrounding South Africa’s The Wound
Conceived to forge men via traditional practices, the rite of passage in South Africa’s Xhosa community is grounded on the endurance of... -
Failed Fatherland: Martin Zandvliet Disarms a Dark Passage in Denmark’s History in Oscar-Nominated Land of Mine
Describing a war film as “visually economical” goes against the expectation of grandeur associated with those stories. In the case of Martin... -
Upstaged by Injustice: The Salesman Is About More Than Its Titular Character, Says Actor Shahab Hosseini
Asghar Farhadi’s newest film The Salesman recently won prizes at Cannes for both Farhadi’s screenplay and for Shahab Hosseini’s lead performance. The film presents... -
“You Are a Person Seated in Court:” Asghar Farhadi Says Those Watching The Salesman Are More Than Spectators
A door opens, a crime is committed, honor is transgressed, and the conflicts in a literary classic intertwine with a husband’s thirst... -
Laughing With Pain: Director Maren Ade and Sandra Hüller on Their Hilarious Father-Daughter Dramedy Toni Erdmann
Fake teeth, a raggedy wig, and the playful love of a father that knows no boundaries make the title character in Maren... -
Foreign Contenders: Cristi Puiu’s Sieranevada Dissects Romanian Society Through a Confined Epic
MovieMaker’s series “Foreign Contenders” will feature interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language... -
Foreign Contenders: Cloak-And-Dagger Thriller The Age of Shadows Has Kim Jee-woon Channeling His Inner Patriot
MovieMaker‘s weekly series “Foreign Contenders” features interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign... -
“I Discovered One of the Most Interesting Women Ever:” An Interview with Jackie Director Pablo Larraín
Previously known for his 2012 film No and 2015 film The Club, Pablo Larraín has sprung into the limelight this fall as Chile’s... -
Foreign Contenders: Georgia’s House of Others Invokes Tarkovsky to Explore Post-War Abkhazia
Over the next two months, MovieMaker’s weekly series “Foreign Contenders” will feature interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the...
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