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Paolo Sorrentino’s Cannes Palme d’Or-nominated drama The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) chosen by Italy as its entry for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar.

The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza), by director Paolo Sorrentino, has been submitted by Italy for the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film.

Review: The Great Beauty

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The film reunites Sorrentino with Il Divo star Toni Servillo in the story of a jaded, ageing writer who tries to resuscitate his career but is floundering in high life parties and the memory of a former love.

It was considered a frontrunner for the Palme d’Or at Cannes in May; won five Silver Ribbons at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists awards; and a Globi d’Oro (Golden Globes) for Luca Bigazzi’s cinematography.

The Great Beauty marks the first Oscar submission for Sorrentino, who has screened five of his features in Competition...

San Sebastian, Spain – Gracia Querejeta’s 15 Years and One Day will represent Spain in the foreign language Oscar race, the Spanish Film Academy announced Wednesday. The drama, starring Maribel Verdu, beat out Manuel Martin Cuenca’s Cannibal, Sanchez Arevalo’s La Gran Familia Espanola and Santiago Zannou’s Alacrán enamorado for the coveted spot. Photos: 100 Oscars Gowns The film won rave reviews for Verdu's performance as a mother navigating her relationship with her son in the shadow of her own mother. "We know what it is to win an Oscar and what it takes to do so," the film's producer Gerardo Herrero told journalists

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