The nine Foreign Language Film finalists are:
Belgium, Bullhead, (Michael R. Roskam)
Canada, Monsieur Lazhar, (Philippe Falardeau)
Denmark, Superclásico, (Ole Christian Madsen)
Germany, Pina, (Wim Wenders)
Iran, A Separation, (Asghar Farhadi)
Israel, Footnote, (Joseph Cedar)
Morocco, Omar Killed Me, (Roschdy Zem)
Poland, In Darkness, (Agnieszka Holland)
Taiwan, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, (Wei Te-sheng)
I'm only lucky enough to have seen two of these so far; critical phenoms Pina and
A Separation, both of whom possibly owe their presence here to the saving grace of the executive committee.
Due to their typically timid releases, I don't get to catch up with most foreign films until after awards season (Argh!). But I usually manage to see at least three or four of the Oscar nominees before the show. Which of these nine will survive this weekend's marathon screenings?
