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Women Take Centerstage Among Latin American Oscar Entries
Anna Marie de la Fuente, provided by
Jan. 27, 2021
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It’s been a banner year for Latin American cinema where 18 countries, including newcomer Suriname, have submitted films to vie for the international feature Oscar. Half of this year’s crop are by women, many of them debuts. Several entries focus on the plight of Indigenous people and other marginalized groups.
Despite the region’s chauvinistic societies, female cinematic voices have grown in strength in recent years. Some credit the #MeToo movement for the shift in attitudes and the growing number of femme directors in the region. In Bolivia, 85% of the producers are said to be women.
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While this Bulgarian submission from filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov stands at 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it probably will not be helped by sharing a title with one of this year s top-contending English-language films, which stars Anthony Hopkins.
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Ana Rocha De Sousa s film was Portugal s original Oscar submission, but only 10 of its 77 minutes were in a language other than English, so it was rejected. Portugal was, however, allowed to submit a replacement title, and Pedro Costa s
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