The following 18 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 37th Academy Awards

37th Academy Awards

The 37th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1964. For the first time, an award was presented in the field of makeup. All four acting awards went to non-American actors, something not repeated until the 80th Academy Awards were awarded for 2007....

 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...

. The titles highlighted in blue and yellow were the five nominated films, which came from France, Israel, Italy, Japan and Sweden. Italy won the award for romantic comedy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, starring Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...

 and Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...

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Czechoslovakia, Israel and Turkey submitted films to the competition for the first time.

Country	Film title used in nomination	Language	Original title	Director	IMDB
	The Black God and the White Devil	Portuguese	Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol	Glauber Rocha	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058006/
	Lemonade Joe Lemonade Joe Lemonade Joe , is a 1964 Czechoslovak comedy film, directed by Oldřich Lipský and written by Jiří Brdečka, based on his own novel and theatre play. The film, a parody of old-time westerns, became a cult classic in Czechoslovakia, and apparently Henry Fonda was amongst its foreign admirers...	Czech	Limonádový Joe	Oldřich Lipský	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058275/
	Sextet Sekstet Sekstet is a 1963 Danish film directed by Annelise Hovmand. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* John Kelland as Peter* Ghita Nørby as Lena...	Danish	Sekstet	Annelise Hovmand Annelise Hovmand Annelise Hovmand is a Danish film director, screenwriter and film producer. She directed 12 films between 1955 and 1991...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058570/
	Mother of the Bride Mother of the Bride (1963 film) Mother of the Bride is a 1963 Egyptian comedy film directed by Atef Salem. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:...	Arabic	أم العروسة	Atef Salem Atef Salem Atef Salem was an Egyptian film director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001.-External links:...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373921/
	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg	French	Les parapluies de Cherbourg	Jacques Demy Jacques Demy Jacques Demy was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world closer to that of François...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058450/
	Treason	Greek	Προδοσία	Kostas Manoussakis Kostas Manoussakis Kostas Manoussakis was a Greek film director and screenwriter. His 1964 film Treason was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and his 1966 film The Fear was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Treason * The Fear -External links:...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135616/
	Between Tears and Smiles Between Tears and Smiles Between Tears and Smiles is a 1964 Hong Kong drama film directed by eight different directors. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:...	Mandarin Chinese	新啼笑姻缘	Ho Meng Hua Ho Meng Hua Ho Meng Hua, also He Meng Hua and Hoh Mung Wa was a Chinese film director from Shanghai, working in the Cinema of Hong Kong and the Cinema of Taiwan. After joining the famous Shaw Brothers studio in 1955, he eventually became one the studios' most prolific directors, directing about fifty films... , Yueh Feng Yueh Feng Griffin Yueh Feng born Da Zichun in Shanghai was a Chinese film director and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He worked at the Shaw Brothers Studio's for many years and directed nearly 90 films.... , Doe Ching Doe Ching Doe Ching was a Chinese film director and screenwriter who worked in the cinema of Hong Kong. He directed 51 films between 1952 and 1969... Luo Zhen, Yen Chun, Hsieh Chun	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456741/
	Sallah Shabati Sallah Shabati Sallah Shabati is a 1964 Israeli comedy film about the chaos of Israeli immigration and resettlement. This social satire placed the director Ephraim Kishon and producer Menahem Golan among the first Israeli filmmakers to achieve international success...	Hebrew	סאלח שבתי‎	Ephraim Kishon Ephraim Kishon ' was an Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and film director. He is one of the most widely-read contemporary satirists in the world.- Early life and World War II :...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058541/
	Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow	Italian	Ieri, oggi, domani	Vittorio De Sica Vittorio de Sica Vittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057171/
	Woman in the Dunes	Japanese	砂の女	Hiroshi Teshigahara	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058625/
	The Dumb Samyong Deaf Sam-yong Deaf Sam-yong is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards...	Korean	벙어리 삼용	Shin Sang-ok	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388760/
	The Human Dutch	Dutch	Alleman	Bert Haanstra Bert Haanstra Bert Haanstra was a Dutch film and documentary director.Haanstra was born in the town of Holten and became a professional filmmaker in 1947. He won international acclaim with his short documentary Spiegel van Holland / Mirror of Holland, for which he received the Grand Prix du court métrage at the...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056819/
	Passenger	Polish	Pasażerka	Andrzej Munk & Witold Lesiewicz Witold Lesiewicz Witold Lesiewicz is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed 24 films between 1949 and 1979. He completed the work on the 1963 film Passenger after the death of director Andrzej Munk.-External links:...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054159/
	The Girl in Mourning The Girl in Mourning The Girl in Mourning is a 1964 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Summers. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* María José...	Spanish	La Niña de luto	Manuel Summers	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058411/
	Raven's End Raven's End Raven's End is a 1963 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg, about an aspiring working-class writer in Malmö. The story bears some similarities to Widerberg's own background, although he claimed it to be entirely fictional.-Plot:...	Swedish	Kvarteret Korpen	Bo Widerberg	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057237/
	Lovers' Rock Lovers' Rock (film) Lovers' Rock is a 1964 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Lei Pan. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Chuang Chiao as Chin Yu...	Mandarin Chinese	情人石	Lei Pan	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060873/
	Dry Summer	Turkish	Susuz Yaz	Metin Erksan Metin Erksan Metin Erksan is a Turkish film director and art historian.- Biography :...  & David E. Durston David E. Durston David E. Durston is an American screenwriter and film director best known for directing the Charles Manson-inspired cult classic drive-in horror exploitation film, I Drink Your Blood, which was released in 1970....	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062322/
	Skoplje '63 Skoplje '63 Skoplje '63 is a 1964 Yugoslavian documentary film directed by Veljko Bulajić about the 1963 Skopje earthquake. It was screened at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition...	Macedonian	Skopje '63 Скопје 63	Veljko Bulajić Veljko Bulajic Veljko Bulajić , today is a Croatian film director and actor of Montenegrin descent, most of his life working in Croatia...	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326165/

Sources

• Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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