The Carpetbagger has posted the nine semi-finalists for the Best Foreign Film Oscar Nomination. Comparing this list to the list of 67 films submitted for consideration by their countries of origin, the only real notable omission I can spot is Italy’s Gomorrah; I’ve sen some bloggy chatter already lamenting the exclusion of Let the Right One In, but that film was passed over for submission by its home country of Sweden in favor of Everlasting Moments (which did make the shortlist). The full list, with links to the films we’ve covered (as you’ll see, we have a lot of catching up to do), after the jump.
Revanche, Gotz Spielmann, director (Austria)
The Necessities of Life, Benoit Pilon (Canada)
The Class, Laurent Cantet, director (France)
The Baader Meinhof Complex, Uli Edel, director (Germany)
Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, director (Israel)
Departures, Yojiro Takita, director (Japan)
Tear This Heart Out, Roberto Sneider, director (Mexico)
Everlasting Moments, Jan Troell, director (Sweden)
3 Monkeys, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director (Turkey)
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