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List Of Submissions To The 69th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non- English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 69th Academy Awards, thirty-nine films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The submission deadline was set on November 1, 1996. Albania and the former Soviet republic of Georgia submitted films for the first time, as did Australia which submitted the multilingual '' Floating Life'' in Cantonese, English and German. The highlighted titles were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eighth Day (1996 Film)
''The Eighth Day'' (french: Le huitième jour) is a 1996 Franco-Belgian comedy-drama film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry (Daniel Auteuil), a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges ( Pascal Duquenne), an institutionalised man with Down syndrome, after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Some scenes in the film appear as dream sequences, often employing magical realism. The music of Luis Mariano ("Mexico," and "Maman, Tu Es La Plus Belle Du Monde") is used in these scenes, with actor Laszlo Harmati playing Mariano, who died in 1970. The original music score is from Pierre Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamsun (film)
''Hamsun'' is a 1996 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Jan Troell, about the later life of the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (Max von Sydow), who, together with his wife Marie Hamsun ( Ghita Nørby), went from being a national hero to a traitor after supporting Nazi Germany during their occupation of Norway during World War II. Sydow and Nørby speak in their native Swedish and Danish respectively, though there is a scene where he speaks English and several where she speaks German; the rest of the cast speak Norwegian or German. The film won the Guldbagge Awards for Best Film, Best Actor (Sydow), Best Actress (Nørby) and Best Screenplay ( Enquist). The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not shortlisted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Max von Sydow as Knut Hamsun * Ghita Nørby as Marie Hamsun * Anette Hoff as Ellinor Hams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Svěrák
Jan Svěrák () (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the FAMU. He and his films have received awards including the Academy Award, Crystal Globe, Golden Globe Award, and Tokyo Grand Prix. He lives in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... Filmography References External links * Personal websiteJan Svěrák- profile Biography 1965 births Living people People from Žatec Czech film directors Czechoslovak film directors Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters German-language film directors Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners {{Czech-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Sotto Díaz
Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer * Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Brazilian football (soccer) player *Arturo Brachetti (born 1957), Italian quick-change artist *Arturo Bragaglia (1893–1962), Italian actor * Arturo Bravo (born 1958), Mexican racewalker * Arturo Casadevall (born 1957), American physician *Arturo Castro (Mexican actor) (1918–1975), Mexican actor *Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor), Guatemalan actor * Arturo Corvalán (born 1978), Chilean road cyclist * Arturo De Vecchi (1898–1988), Italian fencer *Arturo Di Modica (1941–2021), Italian-born American artist * Arturo Di Napoli (born 1974), Italian soccer (UK: football) coach *Arturo Dominici (1918–1992), Italian actor and dubbing artist * Arturo Freeman, American football player *Arturo Frondizi (1908–1995), 35th President of Argentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Think Of Me (film)
''Think of Me'' ( es, Pon tu pensamiento en mí) is a 1996 Cuban drama film directed by Arturo Sotto Díaz. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Fernando Hechevarria * Osvaldo Doimeadios * Susana Perez * Carlos Acosta-Milian * Jorge Alí * Rubén Breñas * Óscar Bringas * Micheline Calvert * Juan Cepero See also * List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Cuban submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Cuba has submitted films for consideration in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars since 1978. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature- ... References External links * 1996 films 1996 drama films Cuban dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicko Ruić
Vicko Ruić (born 1959) is a Croatian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Ruić graduated from the Acting Department of the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His directorial debut, '' Nausikaya'' (1996), which Ruić also wrote and produced, was the first Croatian independent film, and was Croatia's submission to the 69th Academy Awards The 69th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 24, 1997, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the cerem ... for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Filmography Director *'' Nausikaya'' (''Nausikaja'', 1996) *'' Serafim, the Lighthouse Keeper's Son'' (''Serafin, svjetioničarev sin'', 2002) *'' The Recollection Thief'' (''Kradljivac uspomena'', 2007) References External linksProfileat film.hr * 1959 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nausikaya
''Nausikaya'' (''Nausikaja'') is a 1995 Croatian film directed, written and produced by Vicko Ruić. It is based on "The Spider", a horror short story by Hanns Heinz Ewers. The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Nada Gačešić as Marija Slajner (as Nada Gacesic-Livakovic) * Igor Serdar as Matija Remetin * Maja Nekić as Nausikaja * Mustafa Nadarević as Inspector Stevovic See also * List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Independent Croatia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1992. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture p ... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Alí Triana
Jorge Ali Triana Varon (born April 4, 1942 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ... and film director. He studied theater and film in Czechoslovakia and in Berlin. It is one of the founders of the Popular Theater of Bogota in 1967, starting as theatre director, directing more than 50 works. With the TPB, he won several awards that have established him as one of the most important directors in the country. He has also participated in various theater festivals and has directed TV specials, as well as some series of "Revivamos nuestra historia" ("Relive Our History."). He directed over 30 TV series episodes and several short TV films. Filmography Films *1985: Time to Die *1996: Oedipus Mayor *2002: Bolívar Soy Yo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedipus Mayor
''Oedipus Mayor '' ( es, Edipo alcalde) is a 1996 Colombian tragedy film, produced by Tomás Zapata and Jorge Sánchez, directed by Jorge Alí Triana. Set in strife-ridden, 20th-century Colombia, the film is a modern-day interpretation of Sophocles' classical Greek tragedy '' Oedipus Rex''. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot Set amidst the rebel wars (representing the Theban plagues) of contemporary Colombia, young Mayor Edipo must mediate a peace deal between conflicting guerrilla groups and the army. It is raining when he leaves. His journey is interrupted when he gets into a shoot-out on a lonely bridge. Returning fire, Edipo somehow escapes. As soon as he gets to town he hears that a prominent leader Layo was brutally slain. No one knows who shot him. Meanwhile, a blind coffin-maker Tiresia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Gang
Pierre Gang is a Canadian film and television director, best known for his 1996 feature film '' Sous-sol''"From the basement to the top: Sous-Sol wins Quebec director international acclaim". ''Montreal Gazette'', June 1, 1996. and the television miniseries '' More Tales of the City'' and '' Further Tales of the City''. His other credits have included a 1999 telefilm adaptation of '' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'', the miniseries ''Samuel et la mer'' and '' En thérapie'', the television film ''Selling Innocence'' and the feature film ''Black Eyed Dog''. He won a Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996 for ''Sous-sol''. Since 2008, he has been programming director for TV5 Québec Canada TV5 Québec Canada (abbreviated to TV5) is a Canadian French-language specialty channel that focuses primarily on programming from international French-speaking broadcasters. The channel shares a broadcast licence with its sister network, Unis, ...."Yves Pelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Me!
''Not Me!'' (french: Sous-sol) is a Canadian drama film, released in 1996."Memories light corners of director's mind". ''Vancouver Sun'', October 12, 1996. The full-length directorial debut of Pierre Gang, the screenplay had been written by Gang a full 10 years before he was able to make the film."10-year-old script going to Cannes". ''The Globe and Mail'', April 19, 1996. It stars Richard Moffatt as René, an 11-year-old boy coming of age in 1967."From the basement to the top: Sous-Sol wins Quebec director international acclaim". ''Montreal Gazette'', June 1, 1996. When his father dies shortly after he accidentally witnesses his parents having sex, he becomes overly protective of his widowed mother Reine (Louise Portal) when she enters a new relationship with Roch (Patrice Godin), while simultaneously having his own sexual awakening when the attractive Françoise (Isabelle Pasco) moves into a neighbouring apartment. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, before op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
