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International Oscar Film Nominees Reflect on Political Turmoil: ‘It Just Proves That Maybe There Is No Real Recipe for What Works in Cinema’
International Oscar film nominees reflect common threads and political turmoil, dealing with deep-rooted issues in their country from past to present
And with several of these films dealing with deep-rooted issues in their country from past to present, ranging from stories about censorship, military takeovers to ultimate redemption and hope in the face of senseless violence, there’s a lot connecting these selections despite their widely differing styles. With its searing black-and-white cinematography, Denmark’s “The Girl with the Needle,” set in post-WWI Copenhagen, stands out as a particularly dark and disturbing film in the Oscar lineup with its inspiration taken from the Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye, who died in 1929. The political resonance of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” especially rings true as its director, Mohammad Rasoulof, had to make the movie in secret and was subsequently sentenced to imprisonment and flogging shortly before its premiere in Cannes last year — he managed to flee the country.
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