6 Great New International Movies to Help Take Your Mind Off Our American Nightmare — In Review
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Given the state of things at home, I thought that I’d give this week’s newsletter a decidedly foreign bent and focus what little attention I have left on my favorite contenders for this year’s Best International Feature race. The United States might feel like a lost cause at the moment, but at least the movies can spirit us away to idyllic places like … um, modern-day Iran and 18th century Austria.
Okay, so maybe America isn’t special in its suffering, but until the shock of what just happened wears off...
Given the state of things at home, I thought that I’d give this week’s newsletter a decidedly foreign bent and focus what little attention I have left on my favorite contenders for this year’s Best International Feature race. The United States might feel like a lost cause at the moment, but at least the movies can spirit us away to idyllic places like … um, modern-day Iran and 18th century Austria.
Okay, so maybe America isn’t special in its suffering, but until the shock of what just happened wears off...
- 11/8/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
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