{"id":30703,"date":"2023-09-21T20:39:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/?p=30703"},"modified":"2023-09-21T20:39:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:39:35","slug":"oscars-france-submits-the-taste-of-things-for-best-international-feature-film-as-hot-favorite-anatomy-of-a-fall-shut-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/celebrity\/oscars-france-submits-the-taste-of-things-for-best-international-feature-film-as-hot-favorite-anatomy-of-a-fall-shut-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars: France Submits The Taste Of Things For Best International Feature Film As Hot Favorite Anatomy Of A Fall Shut Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
France has submitted The Taste of Things<\/em> as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, in a major upset after Justine Triet’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner and hot favorite Anatomy of a Fall <\/em>was shut out.<\/p>\n The period drama The Taste of Things <\/em>revolves around a culinary love affair between a dutiful cook and her gourmet employee, played by Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, respectively.<\/p>\n Vietnam-born French director Tran Anh Hung broke out internationally with debut film The Scent of Green Papaya<\/em>. The drama was Vietnam’s entry to the then Foreign Language category at the 1994 Oscars and was nominated.<\/p>\n Awards<\/span><\/p>\n Awards<\/span><\/p>\n The Taste of Things world premiered in Competition at Cannes, where it was titled The Pot-Au-Feu<\/em>. Anh Hung won Best Director at the fest. Sapan Studios and IFC Films hold U.S. rights. <\/p>\n Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall<\/em> had been widely tipped as the France contender thanks to its strong box office performance at home and support from Neon, which has North American rights. <\/p>\n Other titles on France’s previously announced shortlist of five titles also included Thomas Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom<\/em>, Clement Cogitore’s Sons of Ramse<\/em>s, and Denis Imbert’s On the Wondering Paths<\/em>.<\/p>\n The selection was made by a committee of film professionals overseen by France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC). The members comprised Lionsgate film co-chief Patrick Wachsberger; international sales veterans Sabine Chemaly and Tanja Meissner; producer Charles Gillibert; directors Mounia Meddour and Olivier Assayas; and composer Alexandre Desplat.<\/p>\n CNC head Dominique Boutonnat and newly appointed Unifrance president Gilles Pélisson sat in on the discussions as observers.<\/p>\n France last won the international film Oscar with Régis Wargnier’s Indochine<\/em> in 1993.<\/p>\n Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables<\/em> was the last French film to make it through to the final nomination stage in 2020, while Alice Diop’s Saint Omer<\/em> made it onto the long-list of the 95th awards.<\/p>\n The submission deadline for the Best International Feature Film category October 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nRelated Stories<\/h3>\n
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