Un récord de 83 films fueron postulados para lograr una nominación al Óscar a la Mejor película extranjera, entre ellos de Argentina, México, Venezuela y Cuba, informó el jueves la Academia del Cine estadounidense.
"Relatos Salvajes", protagonizada por Ricardo Darín y Leornardo Sbaraglia, irá en nombre de Argentina, donde ha cosechado un gran éxito con más de 2,6 millones de espectadores.
El film, que se llevó hace unos días el Premio del Público en el festival de Biarritz, cuenta una sucesión de seis situaciones extremas de la realidad cotidiana conectadas por el deseo de venganza con mucho humor negro.
"Cantinflas" representará a México gracias al biopic sobre uno de los actores y comediantes más queridos del país, progragonizado por el español Óscar Jaenada y dirigido por Sabastián del Amo.
Venezuela luchará con "Libertador", un film protagonizado por Edgar Ramírez que alaba el lado humano de Simón Bolívar y que se ha convertido en una de las mayores superproducciones hechas hasta ahora en América Latina.
Panamá entró por primera vez a esta lista con la cinta "Invasión", de Abner Benalm, que rememora la invasión de Estados Unidos a Panamá en 1898, mientras que Cuba estará representada por "Conducta", de Ernesto Daranas Serrano.
España estará representada por "Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados", la gran triunfadora de los premios Goya de este año. Dirigida por David Trueba, narra la historia de Juan Carrión, un profesor de inglés que viajó a la ciudad de Almería cuando el beatle John Lennon grababa la cinta "Cuando gané la guerra".
Bolivia competirá con "Olvidados", de Carlos Bolado; Brasil con "Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho"; Chile con "Matar a un hombre", de Alejandro Fernández Almendras; Costa Rica con "Princesas rojas", de Laura Astorga; República Dominicana con "Cristo Rey", de Leticia Tonos; Ecuador con "Silencio en la tierra de los sueños", de Tito Molina; Perú con "El evangelio de la carne", de Eduardo Mendoza; y Uruguay con "Mr. Kaplan", de Álvaro Brechner.
La Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas anunciará en diciembre una lista más corta de candidatos, antes de dar a conocer los nominados el 15 de enero. Los próximos premios Óscar se entregarán el 22 de febrero en Los Ángeles.
"La grande belleza", del italiano Paolo Sorrentino, se llevó el Óscar a Mejor película extranjera en la pasada edición.
A continuación una lista completa de las 83 películas seleccionadas:
Afghanistan, "A Few Cubic Meters of Love," Jamshid Mahmoudi
Argentina, "Wild Tales," Damián Szifrón
Australia, "Charlie's Country," Rolf de Heer
Austria, "The Dark Valley," Andreas Prochaska
Azerbaijan, "Nabat," Elchin Musaoglu
Bangladesh, "Glow of the Firefly," Khalid Mahmood Mithu
Belgium, "Two Days, One Night," Jean-Pierre Dardenne y Luc Dardenne
Bolivia, "Forgotten," Carlos Bolado
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "With Mom," Faruk Loncarevic
Brazil, "The Way He Looks," Daniel Ribeiro
Bulgaria, "Bulgarian Rhapsody," Ivan Nitchev
Canada, "Mommy," Xavier Dolan
Chile, "To Kill a Man," Alejandro Fernández Almendras
China, "The Nightingale," Philippe Muyl
Colombia, "Mateo," María Gamboa
Costa Rica, "Red Princesses," Laura Astorga Carrera
Croatia, "Cowboys," Tomislav Mrsic
Cuba, "Conducta," Ernesto Daranas Serrano
Czech Republic, "Fair Play," Andrea Sedlácková
Denmark, "Sorrow and Joy," Nils Malmros
Dominican Republic, "Cristo Rey," Leticia Tonos
Ecuador, "Silence in Dreamland," Tito Molina
Egypt, "Factory Girl," Mohamed Khan
Estonia, "Tangerines," Zaza Urushadze
Ethiopia, "Difret," Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Finland, "Concrete Night," Pirjo Honkasalo
France, "Saint Laurent," Bertrand Bonello
Georgia, "Corn Island," George Ovashvili
Germany, "Beloved Sisters," Dominik Graf
Greece, "Little England," Pantelis Voulgaris
Hong Kong, "The Golden Era," Ann Hui
Hungary, "White God," Kornél Mundruczó
Iceland, "Life in a Fishbowl," Baldvin Zophoníasson
India, "Liar's Dice," Geetu Mohandas
Indonesia, "Soekarno," Hanung Bramantyo
Iran, "Today," Reza Mirkarimi
Iraq, "Mardan," Batin Ghobadi
Ireland, "The Gift," Tom Collins
Israel, "Gett, the Trial of Viviane Amsalem," Ronit Elkabetz y Shlomi Elkabetz
Italy, "Human Capital," Paolo Virzì
Japan, "The Light Shines Only There," Mipo O
Kosovo, "Three Windows and a Hanging," Isa Qosja
Kyrgyzstan, "Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains," Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
Latvia, "Rocks in My Pockets," Signe Baumane
Lebanon, "Ghadi," Amin Dora
Lithuania, "The Gambler," Ignas Jonynas
Luxembourg, "Never Die Young," Pol Cruchten
Macedonia, "To the Hilt," Stole Popov
Malta, "Simshar," Rebecca Cremona
Mauritania, "Timbuktu," Abderrahmane Sissako
Mexico, "Cantinflas," Sebastián del Amo
Moldova, "The Unsaved," Igor Cobileanski
Montenegro, "The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street," Nikola Vukcevic
Morocco, "The Red Moon," Hassan Benjelloun
Nepal, "Jhola," Yadav Kumar Bhattarai
Netherlands, "Accused," Paula van der Oest
New Zealand, "The Dead Lands," Toa Fraser
Norway, "1001 Grams," Bent Hamer
Pakistan, "Dukhtar," Afia Nathaniel
Palestine, "Eyes of a Thief," Najwa Najjar
Panama, "Invasion," Abner Benaim
Peru, "The Gospel of the Flesh," Eduardo Mendoza
Philippines, "Norte, the End of History," Lav Diaz
Poland, "Ida," Pawel Pawlikowski
Portugal, "What Now? Remind Me," Joaquim Pinto
Romania, "The Japanese Dog," Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
Russia, "Leviathan," Andrey Zvyagintsev
Serbia, "See You in Montevideo," Dragan Bjelogrlic
Singapore, "Sayang Disayang," Sanif Olek
Slovakia, "A Step into the Dark," Miloslav Luther
Slovenia, "Seduce Me," Marko Santic
South Africa, "Elelwani," Ntshavheni Wa Luruli
South Korea, "Haemoo," Shim Sung-bo
Spain, "Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed," David Trueba
Sweden, "Force Majeure," Ruben Östlund
Switzerland, "The Circle," Stefan Haupt
Taiwan, "Ice Poison," Midi Z
Thailand, "The Teacher's Diary," Nithiwat Tharathorn
Turkey, "Winter Sleep," Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ukraine, "The Guide," Oles Sanin
United Kingdom, "Little Happiness," Nihat Seven
Uruguay, "Mr. Kaplan," Álvaro Brechner
Venezuela, "The Liberator," Alberto Arvelo