Oscar International Film Nominees Feature Youth in Search of Their Place in the World
variety.comDrive My Car,” a three-hour Japanese film; “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,” only the second Oscar submission (and first nom) from Bhutan; Paolo Sorrentino’s “Hand of God,” the Italian helmer’s second visit to the Academy Awards; Denmark’s “Flee,” an animated tale of an Afghan refugee; and Norway’s “The Worst Person in the World.”Three of the films even broke out of the international film race, with “Drive My Car” drawing noms for best pic, adapted screenplay and director; “Flee” also earned nominations for animation and doc, while “The Worst Person in the World” nabbed a nom in original screenplay.Joachim Trier, who directed “Worst Person in the World” says of the noms: “The Academy wants a broader spectrum of people from across the world looking at films and voting.
It’s a more international community. And that’s being reflected, I think, this year. Also, in a big surprise: best original screenplay, which is a great honor and competing with the best of the best, really, really top people.
I think that might have something to do with that openness in the Academy among the members for world cinema.”This year’s 92 international film entries yield nary a kid hugging a grandfather.
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