Foreign Film Final 9

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flipp525 wrote:Has anyone seen The Class? It looked like every "teacher versus troubled students" film I've ever seen in my life (Dangerous Minds, Stand and Deliver, Freedom Writers, etc.)

And where is I've Loved You So Long?
I agree about The Class, though the leading man is kinda sexy. And The Class was France's official entry, which is why I've Loved You So Long isn't on the list.
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OscarGuy wrote:And with this list, which 3 were included that the membership didn't like?
Probably The Class and Waltz with Bashir, given their historic resistance to foreign films the critical and popular communities generally regard as relevant.
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Well, this makes things maybe a bit easier to predict.

The whole 3 selected by the Executive Committee thing was supposed to prevent films like Gomorra from being left off. And with this list, which 3 were included that the membership didn't like?

And what surprises me most is that Baader Meinhof Complex is still eligible. German courts are forcing the director to re-shoot and re-edit the film because it contains factual errors.




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Has anyone seen The Class? It looked like every "teacher versus troubled students" film I've ever seen in my life (Dangerous Minds, Stand and Deliver, Freedom Writers, etc.)

And where is I've Loved You So Long?




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Apparently the new system has the same bug as the old, as Gomorra was left out. I have to say, I saw the coming attraction for Gomorra over the weekend, and I got a quick City of God vibe, so this omission doesn't shock me.


9 Foreign Language Films Advance in 2008 Oscar® Race

Austria, “Revanche,” Gotz Spielmann, director;
Canada, “The Necessities of Life,” Benoit Pilon, director;
France, “The Class,” Laurent Cantet, director;
Germany, “The Baader Meinhof Complex,” Uli Edel, director;
Israel, “Waltz with Bashir,” Ari Folman, director;
Japan, “Departures,” Yojiro Takita, director;
Mexico, “Tear This Heart Out,” Roberto Sneider, director;
Sweden, “Everlasting Moments,” Jan Troell, director;
Turkey, “3 Monkeys,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director.
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