The nominations for the 2023 Oscars have just been announced and, surprisingly, Italy is competing in the Best Short Film category with Alice Rohrwacher’s The Apprentice, based on a greeting card written by Elsa Morante.
Were announced today, Tuesday, January 24, Nominations for 95th Academy Awards 2023. The ceremony will take place on March 12 and, surprisingly, Italy is also in the race thanks to Studentsshort film written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher and premiere in Cannes Film Festival.
Oscar 2023, Italy also competes with Le Pupille short.
Disappointment from not seeing the candidate Nostalgia From Mario Martone in the top five for best foreign film is somewhat mitigated by a short film nomination Studentsinspired by the writer’s story Elsa Morante he said in a letter to his friend Godfrey Fofi.
During the World War II Christmas holidays, in an orphanage run by nuns, little orphan girls – the pupils of the title, a Latin term meaning “little girl” – wait for the coming of Christmas between hardships and desires. Gift bauble, a red pie made from more than 70 eggs, “what a sacrilege in time of war” , written by a rich lady seeking intercession for her boyfriend from orphans, will unleash hidden desires and a small rebellion within the strict walls of the orphanage. The short film is available from December 16, 2022. Disney+.
Produced Alfonso CuaRonthe short film is one of the five films competing for the best short film: Almost at home From Nils Keller, Irish farewell From Ross White And Tom Berkeley, Ivalu From AndersWalter And Nakam From Andreas Kessler.
Another surprise for Italy was the candidacy Aldo Signoretti in a team of makeup artists and stylists Elvis From Baz Luhrmann.
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