For obvious reasons I seem to get more excited about what's been nominated for the best foreign film which with the reactions of the audience seem to shock many despite many of the films been unknown entities to many. What we've notices especially for the last few years an eventual winner seems to come form the Oscar winning Sony Picture Classics brand so is Joseph Cedar's FOOTNOTE Going to be the winner on February 26th 2012?
FOOTNOTE (Hearat Shulayim) is Israeli's Oscar entry from a director whose Beaufort was a nomination in 2008 Oscars. Footnote has already seen seen it pick up best screenplay at Cannes as well as nominated for the Palm D'Or which is no easy task usually a sign of quality however Malick's Palm D'or winning The Tree Of Life has left Cinehouse/The Peoples Movies HQ divided on opinion about it quality.
No word on the UK release however the American release of FOOTNOTE will be February 24th 2012.
FOOTNOTE is the tale of a great rivalry between a father and son. Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, who have dedicated their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. The father, Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. While his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field, who appears to feed on accolades, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn. When Eliezer learns that he is to be awarded the Israel Prize, the most valuable honor for scholarship in the country, his vanity and desperate need for validation are exposed. His son Uriel, meanwhile, is thrilled to see his father’s achievements finally recognized but, in a darkly funny twist, is forced to choose between the advancement of his own career and his father’s. Will he sabotage his father’s glory? FOOTNOTE is the story of insane academic competition, the dichotomy between admiration and envy for a role model, and the very complicated relationship between a father and son.
sourceThefilmstage
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