She is now approached to star in the play once more, this time as the elder, which she accepts. The framing revolves around an established middle-age actress Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) who was made famous by starring in a play and film called Maloja Snake when she was 18 about the relationship between a young and middle aged woman and how it eventually drove the older woman to suicide. The Clouds of Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas – Germany/France/Switzerlandįrench stalwart Olivier Assayas’s new film The Clouds of Sils Maria is a story that blurs the lines between theater and life, the impression of the stage and the tactility of real settings, and acting and reacting through powerhouse performances by Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart as well as a screenplay penned by Assayas himself. Please note that these films are ranked in no particular order.ġ. With more films being made today than ever before and more accessibility to many different styles of films, the exploration of international and experimental filmmaking is essential to the understanding of modern film technique and history.įeatured below are 10 of the author’s favorite foreign films from last year that range from more high-profile, even commercial fare to more experimental and highly political, contextual, and intellectual works by some of the greatest filmmakers working in the medium today. Instead, the Best Picture award was given to Ridley Scott's Gladiator.2014 saw a large number of foreign films invade the Western film market whether it be through the prolific film festivals of Toronto, SXSW, New York, along with many others, or the boom on the home video market, as well as many who had a harder time seeping into the limelight due to any number of reasons. While certainly praised among critics, award-goers and general audiences alike, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ultimately didn't take home Best Picture at the Oscars in 2001.
Based on the Chinese novel of the same name by Wang Dulu, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon tells the fantastical story of a Chinese warrior who steals a sword from a famed swordsman, then goes on an incredible adventure with a mysterious man.
It also received 10 Academy Award nominations, including, but not limited to, Best Foreign Language Film (which the film won along with three other Oscars for Art Direction, Original Score and Cinematography), Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Picture.
Directed by two-time Oscar winner Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a phenomenal critical and commercial success around the world, securing over $200 million at the box office, which made it the highest-grossing foreign-language film produced overseas in American history.
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