Zhang competes for Oscar award_娱乐Entertainment
movies from 49 countries or regions are in competition for the foreign-language prize at february’s academy awards, among them the film festival hits "house of flying daggers," "nobody knows" and "kontroll."
the number of entries was down from last year, when a record 56 countries or regions submitted films for oscar consideration. each country or region is allowed to submit one film.
china’s entry, "house of flying daggers," is a martial-arts historical epic from director zhang yimou, whose previous martial-arts tale "hero" was nominated for the foreign-language award for 2002 and became a hit in u.s. theaters when it was released last august.
"house of flying daggers," which debuted to a warm reception at may’s cannes film festival, features "hero" co-star zhang ziyi as a ninth-century rebel in a romantic triangle with two men whose love for her leads to tragedy.
japan’s offering, hirokazu kore-eda’s "nobody knows," earned the best actor honor at cannes for child star yagira yuuya, playing a boy who must take charge of his three younger siblings after their mother leaves.
nimrod antal’s "kontroll," hungary’s entry, was well-received at cannes and september’s toronto international film festival and won top honors at this month’s chicago film festival. the comic thriller follows a motley group of budapest subway ticket takers on the job as a killer stalks the tunnels, shoving passengers in front of speeding trains.
oscar nominations will be announced jan. 25 and awards will be presented feb. 27.
北京资料：
the number of entries was down from last year, when a record 56 countries or regions submitted films for oscar consideration. each country or region is allowed to submit one film.
china’s entry, "house of flying daggers," is a martial-arts historical epic from director zhang yimou, whose previous martial-arts tale "hero" was nominated for the foreign-language award for 2002 and became a hit in u.s. theaters when it was released last august.
"house of flying daggers," which debuted to a warm reception at may’s cannes film festival, features "hero" co-star zhang ziyi as a ninth-century rebel in a romantic triangle with two men whose love for her leads to tragedy.
japan’s offering, hirokazu kore-eda’s "nobody knows," earned the best actor honor at cannes for child star yagira yuuya, playing a boy who must take charge of his three younger siblings after their mother leaves.
nimrod antal’s "kontroll," hungary’s entry, was well-received at cannes and september’s toronto international film festival and won top honors at this month’s chicago film festival. the comic thriller follows a motley group of budapest subway ticket takers on the job as a killer stalks the tunnels, shoving passengers in front of speeding trains.
oscar nominations will be announced jan. 25 and awards will be presented feb. 27.
北京资料：
据美国电影艺术和学院21日宣布，总共有49部影片将参加明年第77届奥斯卡奖最佳外语片的提名角逐，其中中国影片有两部，分别是大陆导演张艺谋执导的《十面埋伏》和台湾导演张艾嘉执导的《20：30：40》。
vocabulary:
debut: present for the first time to the public（初次登台，开张）
sibling : a person’s brother or sister（兄弟，姐妹）