Matteo Garrone On ‘Io Capitano,’ One Of 15 International Films Making The Perilous Passage To Oscar Night: “When You Make A Movie Like This, You Have To Accept That It Will Be Tough”
deadline.comAs awards season switches up a gear, with the handing out of the Golden Globes and the publication of the Bafta shortlists, one major title stands out in the International categories of both: Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall.
It would be a reasonable bet for the Oscar win in any year — if it were actually eligible. In lieu of Triet’s film, which fell well within Academy rules in terms of the amount of English spoken, the French selection panel opted instead for period gourmet drama The Taste of Things to do battle for the country’s honor, a move that is sure to cause a lot of confusion in the coming weeks.
Otherwise, the release of the international shortlist came with very few surprises this year, but perhaps chief among them was an unexpected snub for the Palestinian entry Bye Bye Tiberias by Lina Soulem.
One might see this a rejection of politics, given the situation in the Middle East, but the list also saw Ukraine make the cut for the very first time, with a film that couldn’t be any more specific to the country’s ongoing war with Russia.
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