Prime Video: This Oscar-nominated film was quietly released online

American fiction arrives without warning on Prime Video

For his first film as director, Cord Jefferson, who is also a screenwriter, decided to base it on the novel Cancellation by Percival Everett. In his feature film, this time entitled American fiction, we can thus follow Thelonious Eddison, a literature professor nicknamed “Monk”. Even though his manuscripts are always rejected by the publishers he sends them to, one day he wrote a satirical and parodic book under a pseudonym. His book was therefore received very differently from his previous ones.

Bring American fiction, Cord Jefferson chose to cast Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious. The latter is surrounded by a nice cast, made up in particular of Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown and John Ortiz. AND Prime Video subscribers can already discover the feature film.

No communication from the platform despite the reception of the film…

WhileAmerican fiction it wasn’t released in French cinemas, Prime Video just added it to its catalogue. What surprised many Internet users. Because the streaming platform has not communicated on the topic. Several people have come forward about X criticize this choiceconsidered surprising given the film’s good reputation since its release in the United States late last year.

American fiction it therefore made a strong impression on those who saw it. ON Rotten tomatoesthe film has so far received a rating of 94% from spectators and 96% from journalists! Added to this is the fact that the feature film is being talked about even more since the list of nominations for the 2024 Oscars was published.

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…and its five Oscar nominations

American fiction obtained thus none other than five nominations for the 2024 Oscars. It is therefore in the running in the categories of best film, best actor for Jeffrey Wright, best supporting actor for Sterling K. Brown, best adapted screenplay and finally best film music. Prime Video could therefore clearly boast of offering it in its catalogue.

In any case, we will see if the feature film based on the book by Percival Everett will get one or more awards at the Oscars. The awards ceremony will take place on the night between Sunday 10 March and Monday 11 March.

Source: Cine Serie

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