List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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The following 13 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 34th Academy Awards
in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
which took place in 1962. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Denmark, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Sweden.
For the second year in a row, the Oscar went to an Ingmar Bergman film from Sweden, this time for Through A Glass Darkly.
Argentina
, Austria
and Switzerland
submitted films for the first time. France
and Italy
both failed to be nominated for the first time since the introduction of the competitive award.
34th Academy Awards
The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope; this was the seventh time Hope hosted the Oscars...
in the category Academy Award for 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...
which took place in 1962. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Denmark, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Sweden.
For the second year in a row, the Oscar went to an Ingmar Bergman film from Sweden, this time for Through A Glass Darkly.
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
submitted films for the first time. France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Italy
Italy
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both failed to be nominated for the first time since the introduction of the competitive award.
Country | Film title used in nomination | Language | Original title | Director | IMDB |
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Summer Skin | Spanish | Piel de verano | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torre Nilsson , also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055299/ | |
Jedermann Everyman (film) Everyman is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, based on the play written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Ewald Balser as Die... |
German | Jedermann | Gottfried Reinhardt | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133881/ | |
Harry and the Butler Harry and the Butler Harry and the Butler is a 1961 Danish film directed by Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film... |
Danish | Harry og kammertjeneren | Bent Christensen | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054965/ | |
Love and Faith Oh Islam Oh Islam is a 1961 Egyptian drama film directed by Enrico Bomba and Andrew Marton. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee... |
Arabic | وا إسلاماه | Enrico Bomba & Andrew Marton Andrew Marton Andrew Marton was a Hungarian-American director, producer and editor... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370051/ | |
Last Year at Marienbad Last Year at Marienbad L'Année dernière à Marienbad is a 1961 French film directed by Alain Resnais from a screenplay by Alain Robbe-Grillet.... |
French | L'Année dernière à Marienbad | Alain Resnais Alain Resnais Alain Resnais is a French film director whose career has extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Nuit et Brouillard , an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps.He began... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054632/ | |
Stree Stree Stree is a 1961 Indian fantasy film directed by and starring Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:... |
Hindi | Stree | Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram V. Shantaram V. Shantaram is a renowned Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is most known for his films like Dr... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176192/ | |
The Night La Notte La Notte is a 1961 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the central film of a trilogy beginning with L'avventura and ending with L'Eclisse.- Plot :... |
Italian | La Notte | Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054130/ | |
Immortal Love Immortal Love Immortal Love is a 1961 Japanese drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.- Cast :*Hideko Takamine as Sadako*Keiji Sada as Takashi... |
Japanese | 永遠の人 | Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita was a Japanese film director.Although lesser known internationally than his fellow filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa , Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu , Keisuke Kinoshita was nonetheless a household figure at home beloved by audience and critics alike, especially in the forties through the sixties... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073654/ | |
The Important Man | Spanish | Ánimas Trujano | Ismael Rodríguez | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055646/ | |
The Moises Padilla Story The Moises Padilla Story The Moises Padilla Story is a 1961 Philippine drama film directed by Gerardo de León. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee... |
Tagalog | The Moises Padilla Story | Gerardo de León Gerardo de León Gerardo de León was a Filipino actor turned film director, who made his acting debut in the 1934 film Ang Dangal.... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356901/ | |
Plácido Placido -As a surname:*Michele Placido, an internationally known Italian actor and director*General Placido Vega y Daza, a famous 19th century Mexican lander*Mike De Placido, an English footballer*Violante Placido, actress, singer, and daughter of Michele Placido... |
Spanish | Plácido | Luis García Berlanga | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055310/ | |
Through a Glass Darkly Through a Glass Darkly (film) Through a Glass Darkly is a 1961 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and produced by Allan Ekelund. The film is a three-act "chamber film", in which four family members act as mirrors for each other. It is the first of many Bergman films to be shot on the island of Fårö... |
Swedish | Såsom i en spegel | Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and... |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055499/ | |
Die Schatten werden länger (Lengthening Shadows) The Shadows Grow Longer The Shadows Grow Longer is a 1961 Swiss drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Hansjörg Felmy as Max... |
German | Die Schatten werden länger | Ladislao Vajda | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055415/ |
Sources
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...