Foreign language films and the Oscar
Subtitle: the nominees and winners, 1948-2017
By: Michael S. Barrett
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781476674209
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Foreign films; Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
Description: "This guide lists each nominee--from the first-honored Shoeshine in 1948 through Iran's second Oscar winner, The Salesman, in 2017--chronologically and includes synopses, basic facts about personnel and production qualities, and rankings among annual opponents that differ from those of the Academy"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The honorable years, 1948-1956; title: Making waves, 1957-1967; title: New realities, 1968-1973; title: In the doldrums, 1974-1986; title: Fabulous flicks, 1987-2000; title: Political perspectives, 2001-2017.