France nominates Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur for Oscar
France chose the drama “Minotavr” by Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev as its bid for the “Oscar” in the nomination “Best foreign feature film”, reports Variety. For Zvyagintsev, this may be the third Oscar nomination after Leviathan (2015) and Dislike (2017).
France chose the drama “Minotavr” by Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev as its bid for the “Oscar” in the nomination “Best foreign feature film”, reports Variety. For Zvyagintsev, this may be the third Oscar nomination after Leviathan (2015) and Dislike (2017).
This is the second time France has nominated a non-French-language film for an Oscar in this category. Last year, it was the drama A Simple Accident by Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
The Academy will announce its list of the 15 best international feature films on December 15, with nominations announced on January 21. The 99th Oscars will be held on March 14, 2027.
The Minotaur premiered in May at the 79th Cannes Festival. The show ended with 10-minute applause from the audience. The painting won the Grand Prix. The Franco-German-Latvian film was created with the participation of the Paris company CG Cinma, the production company Mk2 Productions and the Latvian Forma Pro Films. The main roles were performed by Iris Lebedev, Dmitry Mazurov, Varvara Shmykov. The main character of the film is Gleb, the head of a large company, who learns about his wife’s betrayal and faces pressure from the state.
Read more about "Minotavr" Zvyagintsev - in the material "Kommersant" "Nothing bullish is alien.".
Eugene Belousov
