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A Separation
I'm actually glad to see that Iran is going with A Separation, Asghar Farhadi's festival-acclaimed divorce drama after some controversial statements that it hadn't decided on a film yet. I've been meaning to share this article all week: Glenn over at Stale Popcorn (if you're not reading his work, do so now!) wrote this wonderful piece about whether or not Iran deserves to win an Oscar or not. I have to say, he makes a pretty compelling argument, and brings up an Oscar peculiarity that we always seem to forget every year. It's strange to think that acclaimed international auteurs don't actually have Oscars for their films, since the award is presented to the country, only accepted by the filmmakers. Now, I'm a big stickler about quality being the determining factor in any film's awardage (I know the politics can't be avoided, but I like to pretend), but in this case I do think that there's something not quite right about rewarding a nation that persecutes it's filmmakers (to say nothing of the population at large), regardless of the quality of the film.
So here's my question to you, dear readers: should a nation that violates human rights win an Oscar for a great film? I personally think the easy way to fix this dilemma is to have the nation submit the film, but the award be presented to the director/producers. What do you think?
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