Some "international movie" oscar noms:
Drive my car - Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2021) (Japan)
To me it seemed like a not very well acted and trite movie masquerading as something more profound by taking things real slow (3h runtime) and connecting itself to Chekhov. Hidetoshi Nishijima is certainly very pleasant to look at, even if he has trouble emoting. 6/10
The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier (2021) (Norway)
It's a movie about a woman who doesn't know what she wants that ends with her not knowing what she wants. In the meantime she fights for her right not to know what she wants and strings along a few people while doing it (hence the title). It's like spending 2h in conversation with someone who is not on the same wavelength with you. There's lots of thoughts and emotions which should have an impact if you relate to the characters, which I didn't. 6.5/10
Flee - Jonas Poher Rasmussen (2021) (Denmark)
I think this is the first movie I've seen which addresses what the refugee experience is like. It's devastating (but thankfully has a happy ending). 8.5/10
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