Norway’s “Sentimental Worth” appears to be like poised to be this yr’s worldwide characteristic that breaks via throughout a number of classes (suppose “All Quiet on the Western Entrance,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Emilia Pérez” and others): the non-English language film that earns academy recognition for its appearing, script and route.
Anne Thompson handicaps the race to date thus: Noting that a number of international locations nonetheless haven’t chosen their submissions, “Cannes prizewinners have an elevated profile with the worldwide committee, together with Norway’s ‘Sentimental Worth’ and Brazil’s ‘Secret Agent.’ ”
However a number of different official submissions have our panel over the moon.
“I’ll name it proper now,” declares Glenn Whipp: “The thrilling ‘Sirât,’ from Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe, goes to be named greatest image by both the Los Angeles or New York movie critics … then it’ll be off to the races for this movie, a ‘Sorcerer’ for the twenty first century.”
Robert Daniels’ description of “The Voice of Hind Rajab” is harrowing: “The true-life story of a 6-year-old Palestinian lady whose remaining hours trapped in a automobile below intense fireplace from an IDF tank have been spent pleading to be saved … a candid dramatization of her emergency cellphone calls.”
1. “Sentimental Worth” (Norway)
2. “It Was Simply an Accident” (France)
3. “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
4. “No Different Selection” (South Korea)
5. “Sirât” (Spain)
6. “The Voice of Hind Rajab” (Tunisia)
T7. “Calle Málaga” (Morocco)
T7. “The President’s Cake” (Iraq)
T7. “A Helpful Ghost” (Thailand)
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Robert Daniels
1. “The Voice of Hind Rajab” (Tunisia)
2. “It Was Simply an Accident” (France)
3. “Calle Málaga” (Morocco)
4. “Sentimental Worth” (Norway)
5. “No Different Selection” (South Korea)
“Venice’s harrowing grand jury prize winner, Tunisia’s ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab,’ has already constructed early momentum. The movie tells the real-life story of Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian lady whose remaining hours trapped in a automobile below intense fireplace from an IDF tank have been spent pleading to be saved. A distressing docufiction, the movie is a candid dramatization of her emergency cellphone calls.”
Turner Traditional Motion pictures
Dave Karger
1. “Sentimental Worth” (Norway)
2. “It Was Simply an Accident” (France)
3. “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
4. “No Different Selection” (South Korea)
5. “Left-Handed Lady” (Taiwan)
“Three movies which are additionally general contenders this yr stand to dominate this race: Norway’s ‘Sentimental Worth,’ Brazil’s ‘The Secret Agent’ and France’s ‘It Was Simply an Accident.’ The larger query will likely be which movies are in a position to snag the ultimate two slots.”
Los Angeles Occasions
Amy Nicholson
1. “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
2. “Sentimental Worth” (Norway)
3. “A Helpful Ghost” (Thailand)
4. “2000 Meters to Andriivka” (Ukraine)
5. “It Was Simply an Accident” (France)
“Can Brazil get back-to-back wins for worldwide characteristic? Possivelmente! ‘The Secret Agent,’ one other political thriller set in the course of the dictatorship, was one of many buzziest films at Cannes, the place it scooped up greatest actor for star Wagner Moura and greatest director for Kleber Mendonça Filho (of the weirdo western ‘Bacarau’).”
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Anne Thompson
1. “Sentimental Worth” (Norway)
2. “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
3. “The President’s Cake” (Iraq)
4. “No Different Selection” (South Korea)
5. “Left-Handed Lady” (Taiwan)
“It’s too early, as [several countries] haven’t submitted but. However Cannes prizewinners have an elevated profile with the worldwide committee, together with Norway’s ‘Sentimental Worth’ and Brazil’s ‘Secret Agent.’ ”
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Katie Walsh
1. “It Was Simply an Accident” (France)
2. “Sentimental Worth” (Norway)
3. “The Secret Agent”
4. “Sirât” (Spain)
5. “No Different Selection” (South Korea)
“Primarily based on Cannes, I believe ‘It Was Simply an Accident’ (France), ‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil), ‘Sirât’ (Spain) and ‘Sentimental Worth’ (Norway) could possibly be thought of nearly as good as nominated. However who will emerge triumphant within the fifth spot?”
Los Angeles Occasions
Glenn Whipp
1. “Sirât” (Spain)
2. “Sentimental Worth” (Norway)
3. “It Was Simply an Accident” (France)
4. “No Different Selection” (South Korea)
5. “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)
“I’ll name it proper now. The thrilling ‘Sirât,’ from Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe, goes to be named greatest image by both the Los Angeles or New York movie critics. Who is aware of? Perhaps each. After which it’ll be off to the races for this movie, a ‘Sorcerer’ for the twenty first century.”
