‘The Snow Society’ hasn’t had any luck at the Golden Globes. JA Bayona’s latest film not only hasn’t had a great run in theaters (taking into account that it was a reduced Netflix release, it’s no surprise either), but failed to win the award for Best Foreign Language Film at last night’s gala. However, the absence of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and other strong competitors could be its wild card for the Oscars.
Icy response
We already have the list of winners of the past Golden Globes and, among the awarded films, finally The wonderful ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ won Best Foreign Language Film. It is not surprising, considering that the film has swept festivals, including the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Festival.
The film directed by Justine Triet beat tough competitors in its category, such as ‘Past Lives’ (USA), ‘I, Captain’ (Italy), ‘The Zone of Interest’ (United Kingdom) and ‘The Snow Society’ (Spain).
However, All may not be lost for Spain ahead of the Oscars: Bayona’s revision of this remembered survival story (on which ‘Viven’ is also based) may have a chance at the Hollywood Academy Awards, since it will not compete directly against its winner.
For some incomprehensible reason, France decided that it was a better idea to submit ‘Slow Fire’ as a candidate for the Oscars, thus leaving ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ out of competition. Nor will it participate in the ‘Past Lives’ category because, although Korean is the majority language of the film, it is an American production.
The absence of these two rivals makes things easier for BayonaHowever, it will still have to knock down other more than interesting foreign productions that have many chances to succeed, such as the aforementioned ‘I, Captain’, the celebrated ‘Fallen Leaves’ or ‘Perfect Days’, the latest from Wim Wenders.
