Foreign Language Film Submissions to the 60th Academy Awards held in 1988 to get an Oscar Nomination in the Best Non-English Movie Category
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1. Man Facing Southeast (1986)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A patient in a mental hospital claims to be an extraterrestial. Could he be right?
Director: Eliseo Subiela | Stars: Lorenzo Quinteros, Hugo Soto, Inés Vernengo, Cristina Scaramuzza
Votes: 4,588 | Gross: $0.73M
ARGENTINA | Status: submitted
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2. Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna (1986)
127 min | Drama
In the conclusion of Axel Corti's trilogy - Freddy, a Viennese Jew who emigrated to New York after Hitler's invasion, and Adler, a left-wing intellectual originally from Berlin, return to Austria in 1944 as soldiers in the U. S. Army.
Director: Axel Corti | Stars: Gabriel Barylli, Nicolas Brieger, Claudia Messner, Karlheinz Hackl
Votes: 186
AUSTRIA | Status: submitted
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3. Les noces barbares (1987)
99 min | Drama
Nicole is a rape victim. Her son, the result of this tragic event, is cut off, harassed, unloved, ostracized. He develops a neurotic personality, despite attempts to engage his hostile mother in a dialogue of affection and recognition.
Director: Marion Hänsel | Stars: Marianne Basler, Thierry Frémont, Yves Cotton, Marie-Ange Dutheil
Votes: 184
BELGIUM | Status: submitted
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4. Subway to the Stars (1987)
R | 103 min | Drama
The young Vinicius is a young saxophone player, from Rio's poor suburbs, facing an uncertain but perhaps promising future. One day his girlfriend suddenly disappears after a night of love ... See full summary »
Directors: Carlos Diegues, Tereza Gonzalez | Stars: Guilherme Fontes, Milton Gonçalves, Taumaturgo Ferreira, Ana Beatriz Wiltgen
Votes: 275
BRAZIL | Status: submitted
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5. Night Zoo (1987)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Marcel, recently released from prison, attempt to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend Julie (now a prostitute) and especially his father Albert (who thinks he's been away on a long... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon | Stars: Gilles Maheu, Roger Lebel, Corrado Mastropasqua, Lorne Brass
Votes: 773
CANADA | Status: submitted
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6. Hibiscus Town (1987)
164 min | Drama, History, Romance
Love, humiliation, and politics play out in a distant village of China during the Cultural Revolution.
Director: Jin Xie | Stars: Wen Jiang, Linian Liu, Xiaoqing Liu, Ning Xu
Votes: 1,372
CHINA | Status: submitted
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7. A Successful Man (1986)
116 min | Drama
Javier Argüelles, an opportunistic young man from Cuban middle class, survives all kind of political changes in Havana, from 1932 to 1959, while his brother Darío is persecuted and killed because of his leftist ideas.
Director: Humberto Solás | Stars: César Évora, Raquel Revuelta, Daisy Granados, Jorge Trinchet
Votes: 96
CUBA | Status: submitted
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8. Smrt krásných srncu (1987)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During World War II, Leo Popper, a travel agent traveling across the country to sell vacuum cleaners, loses his job, for the sole fault of being Jewish. When his two sons are sent to the ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Karel Hermánek, Rudolf Hrusínský, Jirí Krampol, Lubor Tokos
Votes: 601
CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Status: submitted
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9. Babette's Feast (1987)
G | 103 min | Drama
During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle
Votes: 22,039 | Gross: $4.40M
DENMARK | Status: won
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10. The Snow Queen (1986)
Unrated | 90 min | Family, Fantasy
In this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's longest story, the beautiful Snow Queen has captured two children and now keeps them apart. She has inserted a sliver of her own special ice ... See full summary »
Director: Päivi Hartzell | Stars: Satu Silvo, Outi Vainionkulma, Sebastian Kaatrasalo, Tuula Nyman
Votes: 497
FINLAND | Status: submitted
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11. Goodbye, Children (1987)
PG | 104 min | Drama, War
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg
Votes: 36,119 | Gross: $4.54M
FRANCE | Status: nominated
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12. Theophilos (1987)
115 min | Biography, Drama
The life and death of Theophilos, the major folk painter of modern Greek art.
Director: Lakis Papastathis | Stars: Dimitris Katalifos, Stamatis Fasoulis, Dimitris Kaberidis, Irini Hatzikonstadi
Votes: 105
GREECE | Status: submitted
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13. Diary for My Lovers (1987)
141 min | Biography, Drama
A continuation of "Diary for My Children," the film picks up in 1950, when Juli, the diarist, is 18 and determined to become a movie director.
Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Ágnes Csere, Anna Polony, Mária Ronyecz
Votes: 323
HUNGARY | Status: submitted
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14. White Whales (1987)
73 min | Drama
Two friends, who are experienced whale hunters, decide to settle down in Rekyavik at the end of the whaling season. During a night on the town, the duo lands in a heap of trouble after they... See full summary »
Director: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Stars: Thorarinn Oskar Thorarinsson, Eggert Gudmundsson, Harald G. Haraldsson, Karl Guðmundsson
Votes: 201
ICELAND | Status: submitted
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15. Nayakan (1987)
Not Rated | 145 min | Crime, Drama
A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Delhi Ganesh, Janakaraj
Votes: 22,992
INDIA | Status: submitted
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16. Naga Bonar (1987)
95 min | Comedy, War
Naga Bonar is a pickpocket. During the withdrawal of the Japanese occupying forces from Indonesia in 1945 he declares himself a general of the Liberation Forces. Soon a mask becomes his true self, and he becomes a true soldier and patriot.
Director: M.T. Risyaf | Stars: Deddy Mizwar, Nurul Arifin, Wawan Wanisar, Afrizal Anoda
Votes: 509
INDONESIA | Status: submitted
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17. I Don't Give a Damn (1987)
R | 102 min | Drama
Director: Shmuel Imberman | Stars: Ika Zohar, Anat Waxman, Shmuel Vilozni, Shlomo Tarshish
Votes: 70
ISRAEL | Status: submitted
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18. The Family (1987)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Romance
With the background of the XX century Italian history, Carlo, a retired teacher, traces the vicissitudes of his family.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Fanny Ardant, Stefania Sandrelli, Emanuele Lamaro
Votes: 2,484 | Gross: $0.35M
ITALY | Status: nominated
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19. Zegen (1987)
124 min | Comedy
A Japanese immigrant in 1901 Hong Kong wishes to become a simple shopkeeper. Fate soon intervenes, allowing him to mix adventure and fervent patriotism with greed.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Ken Ogata, Mitsuko Baishô, Chun-Hsiung Ko, Norihei Miki
Votes: 450
JAPAN | Status: submitted
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20. Lo que importa es vivir (1987)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Candelario is a wanderer who arrives to Don Lázaro's hacienda. He soon proves to be a good worker full of ideas and gives new life to the decadent hacienda. He also attract the attention of Don Lázaro's wife Chabela.
Director: Luis Alcoriza | Stars: Gonzalo Vega, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo, Loló Navarro
Votes: 102
MEXICO | Status: submitted
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21. Van geluk gesproken (1987)
100 min | Comedy
For a year, the inhabitants of a house in an Amsterdam working-class neighborhood are followed.
Director: Pieter Verhoeff | Stars: Mirjam Sternheim, Peter Tuinman, Geert de Jong, Marijke Veugelers
Votes: 163
NETHERLANDS | Status: submitted
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22. Pathfinder (1987)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Buljo
Votes: 5,602
NORWAY | Status: nominated
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23. Bohater roku (1987)
115 min | Drama
Follow up of the "Top Dog" (Wodzirej). Jerzy Stuhr reappears as Ludwik Danielak, smooth-talking hustler with a spreading waistline. He got sacked from his tv job in 1981 and now he is ready... See full summary »
Director: Feliks Falk | Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Mieczyslaw Franaszek, Katarzyna Kozak, Piotr Machalica
Votes: 116
POLAND | Status: submitted
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24. Repentance (1984)
PG | 153 min | Drama
Varlam, the despotic mayor of a small town, dies. After his funeral, his body is repeatedly unearthed and buried again. Through flashbacks and dreamlike scenes, we witness his rise, power and ambiguities.
Director: Tengiz Abuladze | Stars: Avtandil Makharadze, Zeinab Botsvadze, Ia Ninidze, Ketevan Abuladze
Votes: 4,903 | Gross: $0.22M
SOVIET UNION | Status: submitted
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25. Course Completed (1987)
94 min | Drama
A writer is having a midlife crisis. He recollects his life and it makes him feel even worse. Only a love affair or two helps him take his mind off things.
Director: José Luis Garci | Stars: Jesús Puente, Victoria Vera, Teresa Gimpera, Eduardo Hoyo
Votes: 280
SPAIN | Status: nominated
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26. Hip hip hurra! (1987)
110 min | Biography, Drama
The life and times of the Scandinavian artists' colony who lived in Skagen on the Danish coast during the 1890s. Not so much a biographical account, rather a portrait of a way of life. The ... See full summary »
Director: Kjell Grede | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Lene Brøndum, Pia Vieth, Helge Jordal
Votes: 278
SWEDEN | Status: submitted
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27. Si le soleil ne revenait pas (1987)
115 min | Drama
In a mountainside village, where the sun never shines in winter, the old prophet Anzevui announces that, in this year 1937, war will break out and the sun will never shine again. The ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Goretta | Stars: Charles Vanel, Philippe Léotard, Catherine Mouchet, Raoul Billerey
Votes: 89
SWITZERLAND | Status: submitted
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28. Gui hua xiang (1987)
112 min | Biography, Drama
Ti Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Based upon her famous clever hands at embroidery and ... See full summary »
Director: Kun-Hou Chen | Stars: Hsiao-Fen Lu, Hsiu-Ling Lin, Simon Yam, Emil Chau
Votes: 72
TAIWAN | Status: submitted
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29. Wings of Desire (1987)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
Votes: 77,027 | Gross: $3.33M
WEST GERMANY | Status: submitted
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30. Reflections (1987)
102 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Piano teacher is deeply traumatised by the events of his childhood, as well as by political oppression in his youth. Decades later, all those traumas lead to carnage.
Director: Goran Markovic | Stars: Mustafa Nadarevic, Anica Dobra, Milorad Mandic-Manda, Bogdan Diklic
Votes: 1,318
YUGOSLAVIA | Status: submitted
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