Foreign Language Film Submissions to the 65th Academy Awards held in 1993 to get an Oscar Nomination in the Best Non-English Movie Category

1. The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)

R | 127 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama

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Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets... See full summary »

Director: Eliseo Subiela | Stars: Darío Grandinetti, Sandra Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara, André Melançon

Votes: 4,123

2. Benny's Video (1992)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama

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A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.

Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe, Ingrid Stassner

Votes: 18,575

3. Daens (1992)

138 min | Biography, Drama, History

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In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »

Director: Stijn Coninx | Stars: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas

Votes: 4,390

4. Leolo (1992)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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The story of a young Canadian boy who tries to escape mentally from his disturbed family thanks to his fantasy and imagination.

Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon | Stars: Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, Gilbert Sicotte, Julien Guiomar

Votes: 7,331 | Gross: $0.61M

5. The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

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A peasant woman seeks justice after the headman of her village has kicked her husband in the groin.

Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Peiqi Liu, Liuchun Yang, Kesheng Lei

Votes: 6,642 | Gross: $1.89M

6. Prica iz Hrvatske (1991)

95 min | Drama

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After the breaking of mass movements in 1971., the student Ilija Baric must leave the country because of his political beliefs, and his father Luka lost a job and goes to work to Germany. ... See full summary »

Director: Krsto Papic | Stars: Ivo Gregurevic, Mustafa Nadarevic, Dragan Despot, Zoja Odak

Votes: 445

7. Adorable Lies (1992)

100 min | Comedy

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In Havana, young people dream of cinema.

Director: Gerardo Chijona | Stars: Isabel Santos, Luis Alberto García, Mirta Ibarra, Thais Valdés

Votes: 45

8. Sofie (1992)

146 min | Drama

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From 1886 to 1907 in the life of Sofie, a Jew in Copenhagen who is nearly 29, with no marital prospects, living with her loving parents. An artist, Hans Hojby, meets Sofie and is entranced,... See full summary »

Director: Liv Ullmann | Stars: Karen-Lise Mynster, Erland Josephson, Ghita Nørby, Jesper Christensen

Votes: 241 | Gross: $0.29M

9. Need vanad armastuskirjad (1992)

127 min | Biography, Drama, Music

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The life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter of the 1930s and the 1940s, the political changes of his land and his life after war when his songs were considered not suitable for the Soviet way of life.

Director: Mati Põldre | Stars: Rain Simmul, Liis Tappo, Ülle Kaljuste, Marika Korolev

Votes: 191

10. Indochine (1992)

PG-13 | 160 min | Drama, Romance, War

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Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.

Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh-Dan Pham, Jean Yanne

Votes: 10,935 | Gross: $5.73M

11. Schtonk (1992)

115 min | Comedy, Crime

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The slightly fictionalized story of an art forger, a journalist desperate for a big story, and the biggest press scandal in German history: the Hitler Diaries.

Director: Helmut Dietl | Stars: Götz George, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Christiane Hörbiger, Dagmar Manzel

Votes: 4,024

12. Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe (1992)

90 min | Drama, Romance

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The story shows Emma's and Böbe's fight for survival, for keeping their position in society which they achieved with hard work in the previous regime. They don't want to lose their place and become village girls again.

Director: István Szabó | Stars: Johanna ter Steege, Enikö Börcsök, Péter Andorai, Éva Kerekes

Votes: 650

13. As in Heaven (1992)

122 min | Drama, History

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The west Coast of Iceland, late summer 1936. On a desolate farm, believed to be cursed since the 14th century, a tragic fate is about to befall the French exploration ship Pourquoi-pas.

Director: Kristín Jóhannesdóttir | Stars: Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Helgi Skúlason, Valdimar Örn Flygenring

Votes: 66

14. Thevar Magan (1992)

145 min | Action, Drama, Romance

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The urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.

Director: Bharathan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shivaji Ganesan, Nassar, Revathi

Votes: 8,016

15. Bibir Mer (1992)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

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Maria, who is disappointed with her boyfriend, Jodi , goes to work in a salon where she uses her ability to chat and interact with a good socially as a great advantage to keep customers lined up.

Director: Arifin C. Noer | Stars: Bella Esperance, Fadli, Galeb Husein, Jajang C. Noer

Votes: 162

16. Life According to Agfa (1992)

100 min | Drama

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The film takes place in Tel Aviv, much of it in a fictitious local pub called Barbie, a satirical nickname for a famous Israeli mental health institution. The pub's name hints at the ... See full summary »

Director: Assi Dayan | Stars: Gila Almagor, Akram Tillawi, Smadar Kilchinsky, Tsipor Aizen

Votes: 653

17. The Stolen Children (1992)

114 min | Crime, Drama

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Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing ... See full summary »

Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano, Florence Darel

Votes: 2,873 | Gross: $0.93M

18. Onna goroshi abura no jigoku (1992)

115 min | Drama

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A young man's frequent patronage of a prostitute leads to debt.

Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Kanako Higuchi, Miwako Fujitani, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki Nagato

Votes: 207

19. The Fall of Otrar (1992)

176 min | Drama, History, War

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This historical epic charts political intrigue among the Kipchaks, a confederation of tribes on the steppes of central Asia, before they were overrun by Genghis Khan.

Director: Ardak Amirkulov | Stars: Dokhdurbek Kydyraliyev, Tungyshpai Zhamankulov, Bolot Beyshenaliev, Abdurashid Makhsudov

Votes: 146

20. Cilveka berns (1992)

98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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A story about Pavulans family life in Latgale, traditions and values that are passed down from generation to generation. Little Bonuks from an early age learns to build relationships with family members and others, with God and nature.

Director: Janis Streics | Stars: Romualds Ancans, Martins Dancausks, Signe Dundure, Agnese Latovska

Votes: 518

21. Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

R | 105 min | Drama, Romance

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When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.

Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez

Votes: 18,833 | Gross: $21.67M

22. The Northerners (1992)

108 min | Comedy, Drama

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During the summer of 1960, the idiosyncratic residents of a one-street Dutch suburb collide in intertwining stories of desire and frustration.

Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe, Rudolf Lucieer, Loes Wouterson

Votes: 3,372

23. The Warrior's Heart (1992)

102 min | Drama, War

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A Norwegian nurse falls in love with a Finnish soldier in the Winter War of 1939/40 between Finland and the USSR. After settling down World War II erupts, and he is lost in Finland, as she falls in love with Maximilian, a German soldier.

Director: Leidulv Risan | Stars: Anneke von der Lippe, Peter Snickars, Thomas Kretschmann, Mona Hofland

Votes: 108

24. Wszystko, co najwazniejsze... (1992)

98 min | Biography, Drama, War

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When the war breaks out, renowned Polish-Jewish poet Aleksander Wat leaves German-occupied Warsaw with his wife Ola and their son. In Lviv, however, they are arrested by the Soviets and separated. Ola and her son are sent to Siberia.

Director: Robert Glinski | Stars: Ewa Skibinska, Krzysztof Globisz, Adam Siemion, Grazyna Barszczewska

Votes: 82

25. O Dia do Desespero (1992)

75 min | Biography, Drama

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Portrait of the last days of the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Teresa Madruga, Mário Barroso, Luís Miguel Cintra, Diogo Dória

Votes: 215

26. Hotel de lux (1992)

105 min | Drama

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In an allegorical tale, a luxurious hotel is ruled like a communist country. The ignorant views of leaders and the social stratification are the main focus.

Director: Dan Pita | Stars: Valentin Popescu, Stefan Iordache, Irina Petrescu, Irina Movila

Votes: 190

27. Close to Eden (1991)

PG | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

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A curious friendship develops between Gombo, a young Mongolian shepherd living with his wife and family in a hut, deep in the wilderness of the steppes, and Sergei, a Russian worker whose truck breaks down not far from Gombo's hut.

Director: Nikita Mikhalkov | Stars: Badema, Bayaertu, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Baoyinhexige

Votes: 3,843

28. The Fencing Master (1992)

88 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

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A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before, he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to... See full summary »

Director: Pedro Olea | Stars: Omero Antonutti, Assumpta Serna, Joaquim de Almeida, José Luis López Vázquez

Votes: 779

29. House of Angels (1992)

R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama

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A rural village is divided when an extraordinary couple move into a mansion.

Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson

Votes: 5,257 | Gross: $0.29M

30. Off Season (1992)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

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The formerly great Swiss hotel which Valentin's family owned when he was a boy has been emptied and is about to be torn down. He revisits the magical site's empty halls and ballrooms.

Director: Daniel Schmid | Stars: Sami Frey, Carlos Devesa, Ingrid Caven, Dieter Meier

Votes: 177

31. Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land (1992)

107 min | Comedy, Drama, History

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Two drama companies happened to share one auditorium for rehearsal. Friction was inevitable. One of them played 'Peach Blossom', a comedy in medieval costume. Another played 'Secret Love', ... See full summary »

Director: Stan Lai | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Shih-Chieh King, Pao-Ming Ku, Li-Chun Lee

Votes: 442

32. Piano Piano Kid (1991)

81 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

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In 1940's Turkey, the world in the eyes of a child.

Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Rutkay Aziz, Emin Sivas, Serap Aksoy, Yaman Okay

Votes: 2,018

33. A Place in the World (1992)

PG | 120 min | Drama