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Let us remember that in 2023 there was a big surprise when the CNC commission in charge of deciding which film would represent France at the Oscars 2025 he had made his choice The passion of Dodin Bouffant. If Tran Anh Hùng’s film is remarkable in many ways and presents French culture in majesty, his choice in front of the Anatomy of a Fallmasterpiece by Justine Triet and Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festivalhas been widely debated. Finally, The Passion of Dodin Bouffant is not nominated by the Academy of Oscars for its 96th ceremony in the category Best Foreign Language Film, and Anatomy of a Fall He has been nominated five times and won theOscar for Best Original Screenplay…
For the 97th Oscars ceremony, which will be held in early March 2025, France has made the most logical choice this time, first establishing a very competitive list of candidates: The Count of Monte Cristo, Everything we imagine as light, Emilia Perez AND Mercy. Four films were presented at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, two of which were in competition and awarded at the end of this 77th edition. And, The Count of Monte Cristo For its part, in the campaign for the 2025 Oscars, it was Jacques Audiard’s film that was chosen to represent French cinema.
The obvious Emilia Perez
Awarded at the Cannes Film Festival by Jury Award and the Female Actor Award – awarded to the entire female cast (Sofia Karla Gascon, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz) – Emilia Perez is a “transgender” film, a unique cinematic experience in which the musical is part narco-thriller, part family melodrama and part telenovela. Shot entirely in studio and in Spanish, Emilia Perez it’s wonderful exercise in style by director Jacques Audiard, with original compositions by Clément Ducol and Camille and extraordinary performances, in particular that of the actress Sofia Karla Gascon.
The film, in itself, has more than enough to stand out as a crowd favorite.Oscar for Best Foreign Language Filmand should compete in other categories as well. But it is also a new peak in the great filmography of Jacques Audiard. At 72 years old, with ten feature films that have obtained the most prestigious nominations and/or awards, Jacques Audiard is the most influential contemporary French filmmaker in the world. It would therefore be a consecration for him, given that after the numerous awards at Cannes, including the Palme d’Or in 2015 for DeheepanCaesars galore, awards at the Venice and Berlin film festivals and multiple BAFTAs, all he needs is one – or more – Oscars to complete his collection.
Source: Cine Serie
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