“This is really fucking crazy!” The modest Bong Joon-ho overturned the table and he couldn't believe it. Parasite has become the first feature film in a foreign language to obtain the Oscar for best film. The South Korean filmmaker leaves Los Angeles with four statuettes: best film therefore, best director, best international film and best original script.
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When receiving the Golden Globe at the beginning of January, Bong Joon-ho had launched to the audience: “When you have overcome the barrier of two centimeters of subtitles, you will discover amazing films.” The barrier fell dramatically. Not to be confused with The Artist , a silent film and nostalgic homage to Hollywood by Michel Hazanavicius in 2012. Since 2016 and the controversy #Oscarsowhite, the Academy has renewed its members and co-opted film professionals from around the world. Younger voters have less difficulty reading the subtitles.
Brad Pitt, actor of the year with "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood" and "Ad Astra", owes Tarantino the first Oscar of his careerParasite, second film after Marty in 1955 to achieve the double
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