tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post9136450351728897723..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Italy's Gomorra Snubbed. The Foreign Language Film Oscar FinalistsNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25880896750343993082010-04-24T05:11:36.598-04:002010-04-24T05:11:36.598-04:00Mammoth digicams and camcorders, low-priced as dis...Mammoth digicams and camcorders, low-priced as dis [url=http://soulflowerstudios.com/articles/buyers+guide+for+digital+camera]buyers guide for digital camera[/url] Quest of the digital camera consumer comparisons of digital cameras based on reviews from valid users, prices and deals from multiple stores, so you can buy the digital camera.<br />A digital camera is a camera that takes video or that culture photographs, or both, digitally stop to recording images via an electronic ikon sensor. 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I definitely think it's a very good film, I can't rememeber any Italian movie with such visual power in the last decade. In my opinion the force of the images more than compensate for the difficulties in following the story-line. Of course it's a demanding movie, also because it is a beautifully crafted description of a repulsive and appalling world. One might suppose that such a violent, and what's more, desperate movie did not suit the taste of the selecting committe which seems to be made up of seniors with a preference for more uplifting stories. The saddest thing about it is that many conservative critics and journalists took advantage of this snub to deny the value of this movie. Some of them went as far as saying that it was better for Italy not be represented by a movie which gives the world such a "shameful" image of our country. Just think that the same accusation was also addressed 60 years ago to Italy's great neorealists pictures. I hope time will amend this little injustice and public will appreciate the greatness of this movie.<BR/>BTW I consider "The Class" a good movie, but really nothing outstanding, and I found "Baader Meinhof" a forgettable movie. Unluckily I haven't seen the other movies in the shortlist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76050340376883839222009-01-17T14:29:00.000-05:002009-01-17T14:29:00.000-05:003 monkeys is a super film everybody should watch i...3 monkeys is a super film everybody should watch it all scenes are like goergeous pictures...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305915771522230346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42371294216970934482009-01-15T14:13:00.000-05:002009-01-15T14:13:00.000-05:00Lorenzo,yes you got it right.But still I don't wan...Lorenzo,yes you got it right.But still I don't want to be only an observer,but to feel together with the characters...About "you can only relate to with horror",as I told before,I hadn't felt this kind of horror you are talking about during the movie.<BR/>Another entries that is worth to watch:<BR/>Denmark (Worlds Apart) - Exellent movie about religion.Makes you think a lot about it.<BR/>Estonia - (I was here) - Last year,I thought that their entry was one of the best (even maybe the best),this year they have another good movie,not so good like last years',but still worth to watch.<BR/>India - (Stars on Earth) I don't think that this movie deserved to be in shortlist and I am not a fan of Bollywood,but still this is another kind of movie and it is touching.<BR/>And as I told you before Russia (Mermeid) and Poland (Tricks).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83400261113883319782009-01-15T02:44:00.001-05:002009-01-15T02:44:00.001-05:00I hope “3 Monkeys” will get The OscarI hope “3 Monkeys” will get The OscarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51860994487578581582009-01-15T02:44:00.000-05:002009-01-15T02:44:00.000-05:00I hope “3 Monkeys” will get The OscarI hope “3 Monkeys” will get The OscarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-57258022247787301162009-01-15T01:26:00.000-05:002009-01-15T01:26:00.000-05:00three monkeys will be nominated, and it not just h...three monkeys will be nominated, and it not just hope, it is the reality of nuri bilge's real good moviesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-67082045083725747282009-01-14T18:20:00.000-05:002009-01-14T18:20:00.000-05:00spartak i really liked the Russian entry, too. It ...<B>spartak</B> i really liked the Russian entry, too. It was definitely a little quirky for Oscar and I wonder if it had too many Tarkovsky references for them?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78395503978989437612009-01-14T17:53:00.000-05:002009-01-14T17:53:00.000-05:00I think the rivals will be Mexica and Turkey. Both...I think the rivals will be Mexica and Turkey. Both great movies... Especially 'the monkey'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38874915286745554552009-01-14T17:23:00.000-05:002009-01-14T17:23:00.000-05:00Nuri Bilge Ceylan is the greatest director in Turk...Nuri Bilge Ceylan is the greatest director in Turkey. He achived the come Oscar. I Hope Three Monkey will win the OscarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45818061578479929232009-01-14T17:21:00.000-05:002009-01-14T17:21:00.000-05:00"3 Monkeys" is a masterpiece which deserves to com..."3 Monkeys" is a masterpiece which deserves to compete for the Academy Award...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14526587812207597692009-01-14T15:52:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:52:00.000-05:00Spartak I don't know if I get the point of your di...Spartak I don't know if I get the point of your discussion, but you're not meant to empathize with Gomorrah's characters. The movie is conceived as a cold description of a world without hope, a hell you can only relate to with horror. There's no place for emotivity or identification with any of the characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87559859185052273452009-01-14T13:58:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:58:00.000-05:00First of all I am very happy that Gomorrah didn't ...First of all I am very happy that Gomorrah didn't make it to the short list,because I think that it is an awful film,becuase:<BR/><BR/>Cruelty "does not frighten" (as it was in American History X and Klass (last year's Estonian entry), and causes bewilderment, and distrustfulness and as heroes are badly enough written, and I don't fell empathize to them, film is very difficult for tracing and understanding, and into the account of last lines, a film does not display gravity of a situation which the director and a script writer have decided to display, fairly I do not understand for what it so praise!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Secondly,I watched about 20+ films from 65 and I am proud to say that I guesed 4 films of 9,when I didn't watch the other 5 (Austria,Israel,France and Turkey)... :)<BR/><BR/>I am sorry that Russia didn't make it this year,because I think it was on of the best.Also I am surprised about Polish entry,which seemed to me to be nominated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-599307082392896362009-01-14T13:19:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:19:00.000-05:00I realize I'm chiming in late here, but am I the o...I realize I'm chiming in late here, but am I the only one who thinks that the snubs of this year are not nearly as bad as years past? I know some people were excited about CAPTAIN ABU RAED (which I haven't seen) but not nominating that film isn't quite the same as skipping over an already-wildly-acclaimed-critical-hit like 4 MONTHS, PERSEPOLIS, THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, L'ENFANT, etc. If you look back at the films that have been submitted by their countries and never nominated, it is astonishing that the majority of the major modern works have been overlooked. I'm not saying the case is somewhat the same this year, but Oscar is showing some balls putting Turkey's film (directed by the thus-far completely non-commercial Nuri Bilge Ceylan) even thogh I hear it is Ceylan's weakest film. Go figure, but I'm happy to see that risk nonetheless. It's something that has not been seen in the past decade or so. It's still not perfect, but I'll take it over what we've seen the past few years.James Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35712305514468231352009-01-14T12:05:00.000-05:002009-01-14T12:05:00.000-05:00i was surprised that made the shortlist. I haven't...i was surprised that made the shortlist. I haven't watched it yet (must get to that screener) but I didn't think <A HREF="http://www.nuribilgeceylan.com/" REL="nofollow">Ceylan</A> would be to their liking.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78258007576148765292009-01-14T11:59:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:59:00.000-05:00I agree with Ali. I am Turkish too and I would lik...I agree with Ali. I am Turkish too and I would like to see Three Monkeys get in. It would be the first nomination for Turkey in the Foreign Language race.Cengizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562326122727097433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24531634393901506912009-01-14T11:53:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:53:00.000-05:00I'd like Three Monkeys to get nominated, but that'...I'd like <I>Three Monkeys</I> to get nominated, but that's because I'm Turkish. I like the film fine, have my problems with it, but it's nice to imagine a Turkish film up there, you know.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45472777882404347122009-01-14T10:29:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:29:00.000-05:00No "Gomorrah"? Scandalous! Is this on the level ...No "Gomorrah"? Scandalous! Is this on the level of the "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days" snub last year, which practically forced the rules committee to change their entire process up, which didn't seem to even work? I haven't seen any of these films yet, b/c middle America isn't allowed to until way after the Oscars, but many people were predicting that one to win outright. Can "Waltz With Bashir" really take this? An animated, foreign language documentary? That's a killer hat trick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26944563830135594482009-01-14T10:21:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:21:00.000-05:00Yes Il divo is less accessible internationally as ...Yes Il divo is less accessible internationally as it deals with italian politics. But it has a very smart direction and a flattering visual style. While I liked it more than Gomorrah I understand the italian committee's reasons to select Garrone's film instead. Gomorrah, while being more accessible to international audiences, is nonetheless very political in its depiction of the "camorra", the mafia of the city of Naples. It's a true pity it didn't make the final five, cause, besides its cinematic values, the film simbolizes the fight against the mob going on in our country. The film's inclusion would have been very significant for the debate going on here, where some idiotic italian authorities and public personalities criticized the film claiming that it gives too harsh and negative an imagine of Italy. When you talk about hypocrisy! If one thinks that Roberto Saviano, the writer whose book the movie is based on, is still forced to live a hidden life cause he has received many death threats by these gangsters!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26487760859570514542009-01-14T09:16:00.000-05:002009-01-14T09:16:00.000-05:00But wasn't Il Divo a little less accessible intern...But wasn't Il Divo a little less accessible internationally? Isn't it about Italian politics?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12896377898262003222009-01-14T04:06:00.000-05:002009-01-14T04:06:00.000-05:00Gomorrah had an Oscar-qualifying run in LA (http:/...Gomorrah had an Oscar-qualifying run in LA (http://www.laemmle.com/filmrundatehistory.php?mid=4558) last year.<BR/><BR/>I personally wasn't that impressed by Gomorrah. I wished Italy had submitted Il Divo, which I really enjoyed, instead.kaifuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958184537504956524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32331241755232964492009-01-14T01:35:00.000-05:002009-01-14T01:35:00.000-05:00Did Gamorrah get a qaulifying run last year? As in...Did <I>Gamorrah</I> get a qaulifying run last year? As in, could it pull a <I>City of God</I> and show up in 2010's Oscar nominations?Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45688810060727378642009-01-14T00:55:00.000-05:002009-01-14T00:55:00.000-05:00Well, I'm mexican and I didn't like "Arrancame la ...Well, I'm mexican and I didn't like "Arrancame la vida". The film is a historical piece of "soup opera" with a beautiful art direction but inconsistent performances. Where're the REAL best Mexican Films like "parpados azules", "lake Tahoe" or "Burn the Bridges"?<BR/><BR/>If the film did it (With the nomination) is like "we sorry for Pan's labyrinth surprising turn and Silent Light snub". Why did they snub "leonera" (one of the most realistic films I ever seen) or "Last Stop 174" a lot better latinamerican films instead the most disapotting and expensive mexican film of the year?<BR/><BR/>My Predictions:<BR/>FRANCE: "The Class" - Did they do the same mistake a la 4M3W2D AGAIN?<BR/>ISRAEL: "Waltz With Bashir" - This is Israel's only big time for take it...<BR/>CANADA: "The Necessities of Life" - They awfully snubbed C.R.A.Z.Y.<BR/>GERMANY: "The Baader-Meinhoff Complex" - Golden Globe and BAFTA Nominee<BR/>SWEDEN: "Everlasting Moments" - The Classic Epic Film of the year.<BR/><BR/>Alt: Reinvindication for Asia. Between Turkey (Maybe too arty) and Japan (Too minimalistic)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20676175216184899832009-01-13T23:56:00.000-05:002009-01-13T23:56:00.000-05:00I am also disappointed about the Gomorrah snub, be...I am also disappointed about the Gomorrah snub, because Italy also had the great "Il Divo" this year. Either one of those films should have been nominated and would have been great winners.rosengjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346399198525494946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10426376971500347732009-01-13T23:08:00.000-05:002009-01-13T23:08:00.000-05:00Guys.Mexico's is a historical epic. It's inCanada...Guys.<BR/><BR/>Mexico's is a historical epic. It's in<BR/><BR/>Canada's has an orphan boy and a dying man. It's in<BR/><BR/>Germany's is also a historical epic, with recongizable people and bonus points for relevance (it has terrorists, right?). It's in<BR/><BR/> So those final two slots are between France, Israel and Sweden, with Sweden and France ultimately taking it over the arty-farty-animated documentary. I haven't actually seen it, I'm just saying that I believe that's what the perception will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com