Of the films that Italy has chosen to represent them for Oscar consideration since the year 2000 only 2 have been nominated. Has Italy been making the wrong choices? You be the judge.
Only Cristina Comencini’s ‘La Bestia Nel Cuore’ (Don’t Tell) and this year’s La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) have had the chance to win an Academy Award. Though the rest were rejected, it’s a pretty impressive list of movies. How many have you seen?
2000 – I Cento Passi (The Hundred Steps), Marco Tulio Giordana i
I Cento Passi is on YouTube right now; catch it quick before it gets taken down.
2001 – La Stanza Del Figlio (The Son’s Room), Nanni Moretti
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2002 – Pinocchio, Roberto Benigni (I’ll say it if no one else will. What were they thinking?)
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2003 – Io Non Ho Paura (I’m Not Scared), Gabriele Salvatores
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2004 – Le Chiave di Casa (The Keys To The House), Gianni Amelio
2005 – La Bestia Nel Cuore (Don’t Tell), Cristina Comencini
2006 – Nuovomondo (The Golden Door), Emanuele Crialese
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2007 – La Sconosciuta (The Unknown Woman), Giuseppe Tornatore
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2008 – Gomorra, Matteo Garrone
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2009 – Baarìa, Giuseppe Tornatore
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2010 – La Prima Bella Cosa (The First Beautiful Thing) , Paolo Virzì
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2011 – Terreferma, Emanuele Crialese
2012 – Cesare Deve Morire (Caesar Must Die), Paolo e Vittorio Taviani
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2013 – La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty), Paolo Sorrentino
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