Unmissable international films nominated for the Oscars

Now that “All Quiet Front” has been recognized by the Academy Awards, it’s the best time to remember more Oscar-nominated international films, but they remained on the road to success. This 2023 was ‘Argentina 1985’, but in previous years there have also been other films that deserve the recognition of more audiences.

I am Oscar-nominated international films some of them are available to stream, but are subject to availability in each region. On the other hand, the fact that they have not received the statuette does not mean that they are necessarily worse, on the contrary, some of them are now classics that every cinema lover should see once in their life.

the worst person in the world

In the 94th Academy Awards, the film that was nominated for Best International Film was “The Worst Person in the World”, directed by Joachim Trier. The story tells four years of the life of Julie, played by Renate Reinsve, a young woman with various love and professional problems, who interprets her life differently each time. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

drive my car

From the same year, one of those that according to many should have won Best international film at the Oscars It was “Drive my Car”, by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. The story follows an actor who is looking for a chauffeur, and who is recommended by his trusted mechanic to a woman with whom they begin a very special relationship. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

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burn

Now a Hollywood-class director, Denis Villeneuve started his career with a few foreign films that got him to where he is today. ‘Incendies’ is a drama in which we meet a woman who entrusts her two sons with a mission, to deliver a letter to her father they’ve never seen, and to her brother they didn’t know they had.

City of God

Undoubtedly, one of the international films that managed to transcend its time was ‘City of God’, a Brazilian production directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. The story is based on true events following the children of a small neighborhood, surrounded by violence and fear, where an 11-year-old boy dreams of becoming a photographer. Available on Claro, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video.

dog tooth

Finally, a film that established one of the most talked about modern directors, like Yorgos Lanthimos, ‘Dogtooth’. This Greek production follows a family where the father and mother have decided to keep their children in ignorance, who get tired when they reach adulthood and now want to know the real world.