{"id":14436,"date":"2012-02-19T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-19T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=14436"},"modified":"2012-02-19T15:10:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T15:10:45","slug":"84th-academy-awards-foreign-language-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2012\/02\/19\/84th-academy-awards-foreign-language-film\/","title":{"rendered":"84th Academy Awards: Foreign Language Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Oscars1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14437\" title=\"Oscars\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Oscars1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOMINEES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Bullhead (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bullhead_(film)\">Bullhead<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Belgium submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Belgium_submissions_for_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Belgium<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Dutch language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_language\">Dutch<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"French language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\">French<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Micha\u00ebl R. Roskam\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Micha%C3%ABl_R._Roskam\">Micha\u00ebl R. Roskam<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Footnote (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Footnote_(film)\">Footnote<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Israeli_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Israel<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Hebrew language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebrew_language\">Hebrew<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Joseph Cedar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Cedar\">Joseph Cedar<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"In Darkness (2011 film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_Darkness_(2011_film)\">In Darkness<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Polish_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Poland<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Polish language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish_language\">Polish<\/a>\u00a0(Dir. \u00a0<a title=\"Agnieszka Holland\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agnieszka_Holland\">Agnieszka Holland<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Monsieur Lazhar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monsieur_Lazhar\">Monsieur Lazhar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Canadian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Canada<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"French language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\">French<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Philippe Falardeau\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Falardeau\">Philippe Falardeau<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"A Separation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Separation\">A Separation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Iranian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Iran<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Persian language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_language\">Persian<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Asghar Farhadi\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asghar_Farhadi\">Asghar Farhadi<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The foreign language category has been the subject of much debate in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, critics have wondered why some of the most acclaimed films in world cinema have been repeatedly snubbed and there seems to be confusion about the selection process.<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"550\" height=\"354\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashVars\" 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Masters of The Hollywood Reporter sat down with Mark Johnson, Chairman of the Academy\u2019s foreign language film selection committee, for a wide-ranging discussion about the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Bullhead (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bullhead_(film)\">BULLHEAD<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Belgium submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Belgium_submissions_for_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Belgium<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Dutch language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_language\">Dutch<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"French language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\">French<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Micha\u00ebl R. Roskam\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Micha%C3%ABl_R._Roskam\">Micha\u00ebl R. Roskam<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A drama \u00a0about a\u00a0<a title=\"Limburg (Belgium)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Limburg_(Belgium)\">Limburgish<\/a>\u00a0cattle farmer (<a title=\"Matthias Schoenaerts\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthias_Schoenaerts\">Matthias Schoenaerts<\/a>) who is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious West-Flemish beef trader.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/xj9vus_rundskop-bullhead-trailer-hd-720p-english-subtitles-2011_shortfilms\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"210\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/xj9vus_rundskop-bullhead-trailer-hd-720p-english-subtitles-2011_shortfilms\" target=\"_blank\">RUNDSKOP (BULLHEAD) trailer HD 720p english&#8230;<\/a> <em>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/myfilm-gr\" target=\"_blank\">myfilm-gr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The film was selected for <a title=\"61st Berlin International Film Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival\">61st Berlin International Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">and\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Drafthouse Films\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drafthouse_Films\">Drafthouse Films<\/a>\u00a0will release it on February 17th in limited release (UK release is TBC). It has won several festival awards at <a title=\"American Film Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Film_Institute#AFI_Festivals\">AFI Fest<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Fantastic Fest\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fantastic_Fest\">Fantastic Fest<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Palm Springs International Film Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palm_Springs_International_Film_Festival\">Palm Springs International Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0and the <a title=\"Magritte Award\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magritte_Award\">Magritte Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Footnote (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Footnote_(film)\">FOOTNOTE<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Israeli_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Israel<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Hebrew language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebrew_language\">Hebrew<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Joseph Cedar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Cedar\">Joseph Cedar<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Drama exploring the power struggle between\u00a0a father and son who teach at the\u00a0<a title=\"Talmud\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talmud\">Talmud<\/a>\u00a0department of the\u00a0<a title=\"Hebrew University of Jerusalem\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem\">Hebrew University of Jerusalem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3DjUwSr0VFo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0premiered in competition at the\u00a0<a title=\"2011 Cannes Film Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Cannes_Film_Festival\">2011 Cannes Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0and won the\u00a0<a title=\"Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Best_Screenplay_Award_(Cannes_Film_Festival)\">Best Screenplay Award<\/a>.\u00a0North American distribution rights for the film were acquired by\u00a0<a title=\"Sony Pictures Classics\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_Pictures_Classics\">Sony Pictures Classics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UDr9uP3njLs\">Joseph Cedar spoke to David Poland here<\/a>. [32 mins]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"In Darkness (2011 film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_Darkness_(2011_film)\">IN DARKNESS<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Polish_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Poland<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Polish language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish_language\">Polish<\/a>\u00a0(Dir. <a title=\"Agnieszka Holland\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agnieszka_Holland\">Agnieszka Holland<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Holocaust drama based on the true story of Polish Jews in\u00a0Nazi-occupied Lvov, who inhabit the city&#8217;s sewers in order to survive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRTgycVTE7Q\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It began its North American festival run at Telluride and Toronto and Sony Classics will release in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com\/indarkness\/\">official website<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1417075\/\">IMDb<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=16KDrEp48Ak\">David Poland has interviewed Holland for his DP\/30 series<\/a> (31 mins).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Monsieur Lazhar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monsieur_Lazhar\">MONSIEUR LAZHAR<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Canadian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Canada<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"French language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\">French<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Philippe Falardeau\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Falardeau\">Philippe Falardeau<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Drama set in Montreal about an Algerian who takes over a class after a tragedy whilst experiencing difficulties of his own.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-pBm9keEBAY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the\u00a0<a title=\"2011 Toronto International Film Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Toronto_International_Film_Festival\">2011 Toronto International Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0is is a shortlisted nominee for\u00a0<a title=\"Genie Award for Best Motion Picture\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genie_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture\">Best Picture<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a title=\"32nd Genie Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/32nd_Genie_Awards\">2012 Genie Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Phillipe Falardeau <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tQikAiv0rfc\">speak with TSO<\/a> (15 mins) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NbpxwueFA-8\">Strombo<\/a> (15 mins).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"A Separation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Separation\">A SEPARATION<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a title=\"List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Iranian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Iran<\/a>) in\u00a0<a title=\"Persian language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_language\">Persian<\/a>\u00a0(Dir.\u00a0<a title=\"Asghar Farhadi\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asghar_Farhadi\">Asghar Farhadi<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Iranian drama\u00a0about a middle-class couple who separate, and the resulting complications which follow when the husband hires a caretaker for his elderly father.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MjTkXGRhy9w\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It won the\u00a0<a title=\"Golden Bear\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Bear\">Golden Bear<\/a>\u00a0for Best Film and the Silver Bears for\u00a0<a title=\"Silver Bear for Best Actress\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_Bear_for_Best_Actress\">Best Actress<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Silver Bear for Best Actor\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_Bear_for_Best_Actor\">Best Actor<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a title=\"61st Berlin International Film Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival\">61st Berlin International Film Festival<\/a>, becoming the first Iranian film to scoop top prize there.<\/p>\n<p>Director Ashgar Farhadi has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sHdcrCh_ES4\">spoken to David Poland for his DP\/30 series<\/a> [37 mins]<\/p>\n<p>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscars.org\/\">Official Oscar site<\/a><br \/>\n&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film\">Explore previous winners and nominees of Best Foreign Language Film at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Including Bullhead, Footnote, In Darkness, Monsieur Lazhar and A 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