'St. Tony' in the Running for an Oscar
The Temptation of St. Tony, a dark, surrealistic comedy by Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, is one of 65 films being considered for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said.
The film centers on the life of a middle-aged, mid-level manager whose life is spinning out of control, and is seen as a parody of the new, morally-bankrupt capitalism found in Eastern Europe.
It was also included in the official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The final list of Best Foreign Language Film nominees, which last time around was ten, will be announced on January 25, with the winner named at the 83rd Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles on February 27, novosti.err.ee reported.
Õunpuu's previous feature film, Autumn Ball, received 15 awards at international festivals.