Jonah and the Pink Whale
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Jonah and the Pink Whale is a 1995
Bolivian comedy film
directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia. The film is based on the 1987 novel by José Wolfango Montes Vannuci and it focuses on a teacher who has an affair with his sister-in-law while struggling to cope with the pressures created by his wife's eccentric family.
Jonah and the Pink Whale was the Bolivian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
competition in the 68th Academy Awards
, but it did not receive an Oscar nomination.
1995 in film
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Bolivian comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia. The film is based on the 1987 novel by José Wolfango Montes Vannuci and it focuses on a teacher who has an affair with his sister-in-law while struggling to cope with the pressures created by his wife's eccentric family.
Jonah and the Pink Whale was the Bolivian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
competition in the 68th Academy Awards
68th Academy Awards
The 68th Academy Awards were held on March 25, 1996, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The ceremony was watched 44.48 million viewers, with 30.5% households watching...
, but it did not receive an Oscar nomination.