British “war” drama. Area of interest, from the production company A24, comes out on Brazilian screens this Thursday (15). Director Jonathan Glazer, responsible for the project, is among those nominated for the 2024 Oscar in the Best Director category. The film also appears in the categories: Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best International Film and Best Film.
Area of interest, already awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, shows the bucolic life of a family in the Polish countryside in the 1940s, that is, during the Second World War. However, the family is that of a Nazi officer. And the house is next to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The plot adapts the novel of the same name, written by Martin Amis and published in 2014.
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Oscar nominees in theaters
Four more Oscar-nominated films have hit Brazilian screens so far in 2024. One of them was the musical The color purpledirected by Blitz Bazawule and with Danielle Brooks among the Oscar nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in the role of Sofia.
The color purple is based on the novel of the same name written by Alice Walker. The story develops based on letters written by a young woman addressed to God. Celie (Fantasia Barrino) is an African-American woman who lives in the southern United States at the beginning of the 20th century and tries to overcome the trauma left by the abuse she suffered from father and husband over the years and, to achieve this, she will have to count on the support and strength of a sisterhood of women.
Another Oscar debut on Brazilian screens was the mix of romance, Victorian era and science fiction Poor creatures, by Yorgos Lanthimos. Next to Oppenheimerby Christopher Nolan, Poor creatures led the Oscar nominations. Lanthimos’ film was nominated in 11 categories, including: best film, best director and best actress.
In the film, young Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is brought back to life by scientist Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), but with the brain of a child. Wanting to see more of the world, she runs away with lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo) and travels across continents. Free from the prejudices of her time, Bella demands equality and liberation.
Emma Stone has already won 14 awards for her portrayal of Bella, including the Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Awards. Additionally, Emma’s work in Lanthimos’ film made her the favorite for the Best Actress Oscar.
Two more Oscar-nominated films debuted on the big screen in Brazil in January: Past lives, by Céline Song; AND Anatomy of a fall, by Justine Triet. The first feature film was nominated in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Film categories, while the second competes in the Best Actress, Original Screenplay, Editing, Director and Best Film categories.
Romanticism Past lives tells the story of South Korean friends Nora (Greta Lee) and Tem Yoo (Hae Sung). They meet again in New York, United States, 20 years after Nora left South Korea with her family. During a fateful week, they grapple with notions of love, destiny and choices.
In French suspense Anatomy of a fall, Sandra, a famous writer, is suspected of killing her husband. Samuel’s death occurred in the Swiss Alps, where the couple lived with their son Daniel, 11, in an isolated hut.
Sandra’s trial, both in court and on the internet (especially social media), raises reflections on information and truth today. In addition to the Oscar nomination, the film won the Palme and the Golden Globe in the foreign film category.
The next (and last) Oscar nominee to debut in Brazil is animation The boy and the crane. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the new Studio Ghibli film is among the nominees in the Best Animation category at the awards. The film will premiere on Brazilian screens next Thursday (22).
The post-Oscar-nominated A24 drama debuts in Brazil and first appeared on Olhar Digital.
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