El Secreto de Sus Ojos Gets an Oscar Nomination
El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Juan Jose Campanella’s recent film starring Ricardo Darín, got an Oscar nomination Tuesday for the Best Foreign Language Film of 2009.
Last year Variety magazine described the movie as “simply mesmerizing:”
“A deeply rewarding throwback to the unself-conscious days when cinema still strove to be magical, “The Secrets in their Eyes” is simply mesmerizing. While it packs two generation-spanning love stories, a noirish thriller, some delicious comedy, a pointed political critique and much food for thought into more than two hours’ compelling, grown-up entertainment, the film is still more than the sum of its parts. Repping a change of direction for Juan Jose Campanella, whose “The Son of the Bride” also starred Ricardo Darin, this is an altogether darker, more complex piece of work, as well as Campanella’s finest film.”
You can read the complete review here.
Also be sure to check out a fun Newsweek interview that Brian Byrnes did with Darín here.
Juan Jose Campanella is an Argentine-born director of both local and international TV and films. He is perhaps most famous for directing El Hijo de la Novia, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2001, though he has also directed episodes of U.S. TV shows such as House, 30 Rock and Law & Order.
Link: Official Movie Site
Link: YouTube Trailer (why it’s not available in HD is beyond me)
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¡Fantastico! Estoy cruzando los dedos para que gane. Me encanta Richardo Darin y Pablo Rago.
The Variety magazine review was “right on” by describing this film mesmerizing and magical. I was in AWE of the acting by the entire cast. This is the type of movie and acting that should sweep all categories at the Oscars and not just “Foreign Language Film”. Good luck to Juan Jose Campanella and the entire cast on Oscar night. I don’t watch the Oscar’s anymore but will definitely be watching for “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” to walk off with the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Ricardo Darin was exceptional in this film. Good luck Argentina!
This movie is fantastic! We watched it on http://www.peliculasid.com/ the other day. We are still coming back and revisit scenes of the movie in conversations, about Argentina, society, friends, etc. So there is tons of really interesting material in it! Will probably see it again in the movie theatre.
¡¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! ¡El Secreto de Sus Ojos gano el Oscar! ¡¡¡¡Que delicia!!!! Congratulations Argentina! I screamed so loud when they announced the movie as the winner that I was afraid my neighbors were going to call the cops on me thinking I was injured or being attacked…LOL!
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