All God’s Children, Moldova’s First Oscar EntryBy Robin Menken12/31/20135 Mins Read Adrian Popovici’s human trafficking drama is Moldova’s first Foreign Oscar submission. The bilingual film, mostly in Romanian (Moldova and Romania…
Review: Two Lives, Germany’s Oscar EntryBy Robin Menken12/29/20134 Mins Read Documentary filmmaker Georg Maas (“The Buddha Wallah”, “The Real World of Peter Gabriel”) spent years developing his engrossing layered story…
Review: “In Bloom” Georgia’s Official Foreign Oscar submissionBy Robin Menken12/29/20138 Mins Read I was shocked and disappointed that Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß’s “In Bloom”, Georgia’s Official Foreign Oscar submission, didn’t get…
Review: ;Child’s Pose, ; Romania’s official Oscar submissionBy Robin Menken12/29/20132 Mins Read The winner of Berlin’s GOLDEN BEAR Award, “Childs Pose” is Romania’s official Oscar submission. Călin Peter Netzer’s dark tragicomedy “Childs…
I Am Yours, Norway’s official Oscar submissionBy Robin Menken12/29/20134 Mins Read First-time director Iraq Ham’s “I Am Yours, Norway’s official Oscar submission, is a subdued, unvarnished portrait of a young mother…
Halima’s Path, Croatia’s Oscar EntryBy Bijan Tehrani12/18/20137 Mins Read Halima’s Path, Croatia’s Oscar Entry, directed by Arsen Anton Ostojic tells the tragic but inspiring story of a grieving, but…
15 Years + 1 Day, Spain’s Oscar EntryBy Bijan Tehrani12/18/20135 Mins Read 15 Years + 1 Day, directed by Gracia Querejeta is Spain’s Oscar Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.…
MAN OF HOPE is Poland’s Oscar Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Award directed by legendary Andrzej WajdaBy Bijan Tehrani12/17/20137 Mins Read MAN OF HOPE is Poland’s Oscar Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Award directed by legendary Andrzej Wajda .…
Review: Broken Circle Breakdown, Belgium’s Oscar EntryBy Robin Menken12/16/20136 Mins Read Broken Circle Breakdown, Belgium’s official Oscar submission should make the short list. It’s both a feel-good film and a wrenching…
The Butterfly’s Dream, Turkey’s OSCAR EntryBy Bijan Tehrani12/15/20135 Mins Read The Butterfly’s Dream directed and written by Yilmaz Erdoðan is Turkey’s OSCAR entry for the Best Foreign Language Award Film.…
