Why do you think Lust, Caution didn't make the Oscar list for best foreign language film?

When Lust, Caution (10) 10 premiered in new york on October 3rd, Ang Lee (middle) certainly didn't expect the Oscar organizers to treat his works like this. (data picture)

Lust, caution poster

200 1 Ang Lee, representing Taiwan Province province of China, won the Oscar for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the best foreign language film and many other awards, and became famous internationally. This year, he signed up for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with Lust, Caution, but the day before yesterday, the organizers of the Oscar rejected his qualification on the grounds that most of the behind-the-scenes teams of the film were not permanent residents of Taiwan Province Province, China. But Lust, Caution, like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is actually the result of the joint efforts of international filmmaker Qi Xin. This year, the Oscars suddenly kicked Lust, Caution out for this reason. I wonder if it has something to do with Ang Lee's public criticism of the unfairness of the conference after Brokeback Mountain failed to win the best film last year, which caused great dissatisfaction at the Oscars.

According to Hong Kong media reports, the official registration list of the best foreign language film will be announced the day before the Oscar ceremony in February next year. This year, 63 countries and regions signed up for five candidate places, but Ang Lee's theme film Lust, Caution was accused by Oscar host Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS for short) of being ineligible and unable to represent Taiwan Province Province of China. At present, Taiwan Province Province of China has redistributed the film "Etudes" directed by veteran photographer Huai-en Chen.

Oscar organizer:

Accused of having double standards in film selection.

Bruce Davis, executive director of AMPAS, has confirmed the news to an American entertainment magazine. He said: "Members of the college believe that there are not enough permanent residents in Taiwan Province Province of China to participate in Lust, Caution." In fact, the official website of AMPAS also stated that "the country or region submitting the work needs to prove that the artistic creation of the film is dominated by local people", but the rules also stated at the end that "all objections will be decided by the college", that is, the top management of AMPAS can subjectively influence the overall situation. Anpass's decision is inevitably suspected of double standards, because Ang Lee won the Oscar for best foreign language film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 200 1, and its producers are from all over the world.

Ang Lee:

Has publicly expressed disappointment with the Oscar.

Last night, Ang Lee's assistant Li Liangshan said in a telephone interview with reporters in London: "Lust, Caution was all made by China. Producers and directors are both Ang Lee, and writers and actors are mostly from China. However, the main technicians, including photography, editing, recording, mixing, sound effects and soundtrack, are foreigners such as Americans and Japanese, which does not meet the second requirement of Oscar. After we learned the news, we talked with the relevant person in charge of AMPAS for 20 minutes, trying to overthrow the original proposal from the film cultural background of Lust, Caution. The chairman also met with the 15 Committee responsible for reviewing foreign language films, but in the end the original proposal was maintained. "

The attitude of the Oscar Conference towards Ang Lee has changed so much. I wonder if it has something to do with Ang Lee winning the best director for Brokeback Mountain last year, but the film lost the best film award. Ang Lee was unhappy about losing to Crash and was considered unpopular. After the award ceremony, he publicly expressed his disappointment. Later, he said, "I won't aim for the Oscar in the future, and I won't work as hard as the previous two times."

In addition, when Ang Lee recorded the program "Zhiyun Dinner" earlier, he said: "To win an Oscar, you have to promote your film, attend some dinners and attend 25 dinners before you can win an Oscar ..." This means that the Oscar can sometimes be "negotiated".

Ang Lee's confession will probably prevent him from winning this year's Oscar, because although Lust, Caution will be shown in the United States, the film can also sign up for other awards, but I believe that American audiences will not be too interested in the theme of the film, which will hardly cause the same response as Brokeback Mountain, making the chances of the film being shortlisted very slim.

"Etude" director:

We deserve it.

Lust, Caution hit a wall at the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which led to the unexpected Oscar for Etude. Even Huai-en Chen, the director, was surprised because he had no idea that his work had been submitted for the Oscar. The day before yesterday, Huai-en Chen received a phone call and learned that "Etudes" would compete for five nominations for the best foreign language film Oscar. His heart was full of surprises, but it was inevitable that he was embarrassed and complicated, so he had to smile and say, "That ... that's even if we earned it!"

Huai-en Chen said that he only knew that the studio asked him for an etude a few days ago, but he didn't know to send it to Oscar, so he was quite surprised when he learned the news the day before yesterday.

European films:

The most award-winning strength

Wen Tianxiang, a famous film critic in Taiwan Province Province, China, said after learning that Lust, Caution was rejected: "A few years ago, the famous film Yin Hong directed by the great director Kiesh Lovsky failed to represent Switzerland in the best foreign language film Oscar for the same reason, but it attracted more attention."

Some Hollywood film critics who are familiar with the international film industry believe that among the 63 films registered, Belle Toujours by 98-year-old Portuguese director Oliveira, Katyn by 8 1 year-old Polish director andrzej wajda and Unknown by Italian director Tonatori are the most likely to win prizes. (Yan Xue)