The 2010 Oscar nominations were announced today for the 82nd Academy Awards. I admit that I have not seen many of the nominated movies; however, I will watch to cheer on my favorite actors. One category that receives little attention is Best Foreign Language Film. This year’s nominees are the following:
- Ajami is about life in a mixed Jewish-Arab neighborhood in the Mediterranean city of Jaffa. (Israel)
- El Secreto de Sus Ojos features a federal justice agent who becomes entangled in an investigation on the murder of a young woman in 1970s Buenos Aires. (Argentina)
- The Milk of Sorrow explores abuses inflicted on Peruvian women during the ascendancy of the Maoist Shining Path guerrilla movement. (Peru)
- Un Prophète follows a young French Muslim man who is sentenced to six years imprisonment in a jail dominated by the Corsican mafia. (France)
- The White Ribbon focuses on the adolescence of young children in a village in Northern Germany on the outbreak of the First World War. (Germany)
While the subject matter for each film is dark, the cinematography, sound effects and acting in the trailers on YouTube appear to be amazing and worth the viewing. To catch these films before the Oscars (Sunday, March 7th) check out theaters that specialize in independent films, foreign films, documentaries and classic cinema.
