Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Best Foreign Language Film"

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Pelle the Conqueror [Pelle Erobreren] ***** (1987, Max von Sydow, Pelle Hvenegaard, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath) – Classic Movie Review 6160

The exceptional, outstanding performances from Max von Sydow and little Pelle Hvenegaard light up this 1988 Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning Best Foreign Language Film from Danish writer-director Bille August about the humble old widowed farmer […]

Oct, 30

Son of Saul [Saul fia] ***** (2015, Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn) – Movie Review

Hungary-born László Nemes’s shatteringly horrific Auschwitz drama Son of Saul [Saul fia] won the 2016 Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as the FIPRESCI Prize and Grand Jury Prize at the […]

Apr, 28

Jeux interdits [Forbidden Games] **** (1952, Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Amédée) – Classic Movie Review 2356

Director René Clément’s heart-tugging war drama is the (honorary) 1953 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1952. Jeux interdits [Forbidden Games] focuses on the terrible fallout effects […]

Apr, 04

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ***** (2000, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh) – Classic Movie Review 1326

Director Ang Lee’s dazzling, Oscar-winning 2000 epic martial-arts thriller is an instant modern classic. After a couple of box-office failures in America, this glorious-looking Chinese movie reconnected the director with a wide public in a sweet surprise success […]

Jun, 15

Bicycle Thieves [Ladri di Biciclette] ***** (1948, Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell) – Classic Movie Review 1046

Director Vittorio De Sica’s revered Italian classic of neo-realist cinema about a poor, unemployed Roman man (Lamberto Maggiorani) and his precious bike was voted the most outstanding foreign language film at the 1950 Oscars. It […]

Apr, 04

Life Is Beautiful [La vita è bella] ***** (1997, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz) – Classic Movie Review 415

This triple-Oscar-winning 1999 Italian movie is a triumph for its mastermind, Roberto Benigni, who walked off with the Best Actor Oscar and the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar as its director. One for each end […]

Nov, 17

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