Portugal has chosen the tape "Linhas de Wellington" to represent the country in the next edition of the Academy Awards.
«Wellington Linhas»It is a period drama directed by Raúl Ruiz, a famous director who passed away in August 2011, and which has been finished by his widow and regular editor of his films Valeria Sarmiento.
Thus, this year's representative from Portugal in the category of Best Foreign Language Film It has been directed by filmmakers from outside the country, specifically Chileans.
Among the large and numerous cast that make up the film we can find John Malkovich, to the French actor Mathieu Amalric or the spanish actress Marisa Paredes.
The film tells the story of the occupation of Portugal by the napoleonic troops at the beginning of the XNUMXth century.
The critics have not been too fair with this film after passing through the last Venice Film Festival and have not hesitated to compare this work completed by Valeria Sarmiento, with the works completely directed by her husband Raúl Ruiz.
Despite this, she could be one of the Oscar contenders this year, if only to pay a posthumous tribute to Raúl Ruiz, one of the best Chilean directors.
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