The 63rd Academy Awards, which were held on 25 March 1991,[1] saw 37 countries submit films for competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The five nominated films came from China, France, Germany, Italy and the eventual winner, Journey of Hope from Switzerland.[1] Chile and Germany submitted films for the first time. Germany had previously submitted as East Germany and West Germany.
The 1981 Romanian film Carnival Scenes had been banned in Romania and was not released in local theatres. Since the film had never been released, the Academy initially accepted it as a new film. However, while the film was listed on AMPAS' Fall 1991 press release, it was not listed in a 2007 updated list. It is unknown whether the film actually screened or was disqualified.
Ju Dou became the first Chinese film to be nominated for an Oscar, despite China's flip-flop over whether it even wanted the film in the competition. The film was officially selected by China's national film board, which later unsuccessfully tried to persuade the Academy to withdraw the film.
Submissions
Submitting country |
Film title used in nomination |
Original title |
Language(s) |
Director(s) |
Result |
Argentina |
I, the Worst of All |
Yo, la peor de todas |
Spanish |
María Luisa Bemberg |
Not Nominated |
Austria |
Requiem for Dominic |
Requiem für Dominik |
German |
Robert Dornhelm |
Not Nominated |
Bulgaria |
Margarit and Margarita |
Маргарит и Маргарита (Margarit i Margarita) |
Bulgarian |
Nikolai Volev |
Not Nominated |
Canada |
An Imaginary Tale |
Une histoire inventée |
French |
André Forcier |
Not Nominated |
Chile |
The Moon in the Mirror |
La Luna en el espejo |
Spanish |
Silvio Caiozzi |
Not Nominated |
China |
Ju Dou |
菊豆 (Jú Dòu) |
Mandarin |
Zhang Yimou
Yang Fengliang |
Nominated |
Cuba |
The Beauty of the Alhambra |
La Bella del Alhambra |
Spanish |
Enrique Pineda Barnet |
Not Nominated |
Czechoslovakia |
Vojtech, Called the Orphan |
Vojtěch, řečený sirotek |
Czech |
Zdeněk Tyc |
Not Nominated |
Denmark |
Dance of the Polar Bears |
Lad isbjørnene danse |
Danish |
Birger Larsen |
Not Nominated |
Egypt |
Alexandria Again and Forever |
اسكندرية كمان وكمان (Eskendereyya kaman we kaman) |
Arabic |
Youssef Chahine |
Not Nominated |
Finland |
The Winter War |
Talvisota |
Finnish |
Pekka Parikka |
Not Nominated |
France |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
French |
Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
Nominated |
Germany |
The Nasty Girl |
Das schreckliche Mädchen |
German |
Michael Verhoeven |
Nominated |
Greece |
Love Under the Date-Tree |
Έρωτας στη χουρμαδιά (Erotas sti hourmadia) |
Greek |
Stavros Tsiolis |
Not Nominated |
Hong Kong |
Eight Taels of Gold |
八兩金 (Ba ya jin) |
Cantonese |
Mabel Cheung |
Not Nominated |
Hungary |
Little but Tough |
Kicsi, de nagyon erös |
Hungarian |
Ferenc Grunwalsky |
Not Nominated |
Iceland |
The Adventures of Paper Peter |
Pappírs Pési |
Icelandic |
Ari Kristinsson |
Not Nominated |
India |
Anjali |
அஞ்சலி (Anjali) |
Tamil |
Mani Ratnam |
Not Nominated |
Indonesia |
My Sky, My Home |
Langitku rumahku |
Indonesian |
Slamet Rahardjo |
Not Nominated |
Israel |
The Lookout |
שורו (Shuroo) |
Hebrew |
Savi Gabizon |
Not Nominated |
Italy |
Open Doors |
Porte aperte |
Italian |
Gianni Amelio |
Nominated |
Japan |
The Sting of Death |
死の棘 (Shi no toge) |
Japanese |
Kōhei Oguri |
Not Nominated |
Mexico |
Cabeza de Vaca |
Cabeza de Vaca |
Spanish |
Nicolás Echevarría |
Not Nominated |
Netherlands |
Evenings |
De Avonden |
Dutch |
Rudolf van den Berg |
Not Nominated |
Norway |
Herman |
Herman |
Norwegian |
Erik Gustavson |
Not Nominated |
Peru |
Fallen from Heaven |
Caídos del cielo |
Spanish |
Francisco José Lombardi |
Not Nominated |
Poland |
Korczak |
Korczak |
Polish |
Andrzej Wajda |
Not Nominated |
Portugal |
The King's Trial |
O Processo do Rei |
Portuguese |
João Mário Grilo |
Not Nominated |
Romania |
Carnival Scenes |
De ce trag clopotele, Mitica? |
Romanian |
Lucian Pintilie |
Not Nominated |
South Korea |
Mayumi |
마유미 (Mayumi) |
Korean |
Shin Sang-ok |
Not Nominated |
Spain |
¡Ay Carmela! |
¡Ay, Carmela! |
Spanish |
Carlos Saura |
Not Nominated |
Sweden |
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg |
God afton, Herr Wallenberg |
Swedish |
Kjell Grede |
Not Nominated |
Switzerland |
Journey of Hope |
Reise der Hoffnung (Umuda Yolculuk) |
German, Turkish |
Xavier Koller |
Won Academy Award |
Taiwan |
Song of the Exile |
客途秋恨 (Ke tu qiu hen) |
Cantonese |
Ann Hui |
Not Nominated |
Thailand |
Song for Chao Phraya |
น้องเมีย (Nawng mia) |
Thai |
Chatrichalerm Yukol |
Not Nominated |
Soviet Union |
Taxi Blues |
Такси-блюз (Taksi-Blyuz) |
Russian |
Pavel Lungin |
Not Nominated |
Yugoslavia |
Time of Miracles |
Време чуда (Vreme čuda) |
Serbo-Croatian |
Goran Paskaljević |
Not Nominated |
See also
References
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