“Human Capital” neo-noir thriller selected as Italy’s foreign Oscar bidSeptember 24, 2014 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Can Italy repeat its Oscar magic after Paolo Sorrentino became a national hero with his 2014 win for The Great Beauty? The country is placing its bets on Human Capital for its bid for the best foreign-language nomination at next year's Academy Awards, The Hollywood Reporter said. Paolo Virzi's Human Capital earned a slew of national awards this year with his neo-noir thriller, including seven wins at the David di Donatello awards, beating out The Great Beauty for the best film honor, and six Nastri d’Argento Awards. The film was a box-office smash in Italy, widely hailed for its fast-paced unraveling of a wealthy family who bet on Italy's downfall, all-the-while destroying everything around them in their quest for success. The film was based on the American novel by Stephen Amidon, swapping out Connecticut for Northern Italy, which accounts for its Hollywood-style of storytelling. It had its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. Human Capital was chosen among a shortlist of seven films this year, including Paolo Virzi's Human Capital, Alice Rohrwacher's The Wonders, Francesco Munzi's Black Souls, Ferzan Ozpetek’s Fasten Your Seatbelts, Edoardo Winspeare’s Quiet Bliss, the Manetti Bros.' Song e' Napule and Carlo Verdone's Sotto una Buona Stella. Directors Gianni Amelio and Gabriele Salvatores, producers Tommaso Arrighi and Angelo Barbagallo, and distributor Barbara Salabe served on the selection panel alongside other industry players. Italy holds the record for the most foreign-language Oscar wins, with 14 statuettes to its name. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |