https://staging2.theplaylist.net/france-chooses-smash-hit-intouchables-as-official-oscar-entry-20120918/ Sun, 22 May 2016 03:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/france-chooses-smash-hit-intouchables-as-official-oscar-entry-20120918/#comment-115757 Sun, 22 May 2016 03:45:30 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/france-chooses-smash-hit-intouchables-as-official-oscar-entry-251022/#comment-115757 That's basically realpolitik right here. People will say that Rust and bones is better and all, but looking back Les Intouchable is a safer choice and in the end an obvious one. As Kevin said it has a huge academy potential: "based on real events", positive message etc… most of all academy members probably think that it's somehow meaningful, a portrayal of french society or whatever. That said, yeah, it will probably be a much harder sell than The Artist.

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/france-chooses-smash-hit-intouchables-as-official-oscar-entry-20120918/#comment-115758 Sun, 22 May 2016 03:45:30 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/france-chooses-smash-hit-intouchables-as-official-oscar-entry-251022/#comment-115758 I guess they chose it over Rust & Bone? I haven't seen that film but I'm willing to bet it's a million times better than that awful cliched dreck known as the Intouchables.

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