Italy’s “The Great Beauty” wins. It’s a marvelous movie about excess and elegance.
Frankly, Israel’s “Bethlehem” should have won, but it didn’t make it to the final round of nominees. But this is a decent second pick.
It beats out “Omar” from the Palestinian Authority which, it can not be denied, is a very good film. It’s a biased and perhaps dangerous film in the way it portrays Israel’s defense policies, but as a movie, it’s good.
It’s no “Bethlehem,” but it’s good.
In addition to “Omar,” the other nominees were Belgium’s touching, beautiful “Broken Circle Breakdown,” Denmark’s thriller “The Hunt” and the truly creative first person documentary “The Missing Picture,” which mixes stock footage and clay animation.
All of these movies are worth checking out.
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