ROTTEN TOMATOES: The Orphanage is Oscar Bound

The Orphanage is Oscar Bound

Del Toro-consulted thriller presented for your consideration.

by Jeff Giles | September 28, 2007

Juan Antonio Bayona's The Orphanage will be Spain's candidate for Oscar consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

The horror movie, which was produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), beat out Emilio Martinez-Lazaro's 13 Roses and Jose Luis Garci's Luz de domingo. The synopsis for The Orphanage, which reaches American screens December 28:

The Orphanage, presented by Oscar-Nominee Guillermo del Toro, centers on Laura (Belen Rueda from The Sea Inside) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children.

Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son's imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

For more on the movie, including a trailer, click here!

Source: Variety

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KubrickIsG-d writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:54 AM

I haven't seen this yet, but I hope it gets a nomination so maybe it weel get more buzz in America. If that happens, than just maybe that idiotic idea to make an American remake the same year the Spanish original comes out will be reconsidered. Is the Spain the new Japan or something?

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MyDearestFosca writes:
on Sep 28 2007 07:10 AM

If the movie gets good reviews, I'll bet it'll be the automatic winner of Best Foreign Language Film if the voters feel they screwed Del Toro over on PAN'S LABYRINTH.

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grapeantler writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:50 AM

Spain has the most exciting movie scene for me. So many inventive minds including my favorite director ever (Pedro Almodovar)

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Novastar. writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:56 AM

Screwed Del Toro? Have you seen the winner 'Das leben der Anderen'? That movie is a ****ing lesson in storytelling.Pan's labyrinth was also story telling at a high level,but not quiet the level of the winner.So,imho no unjustice was done at the oscars.

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PeeledLabelZ writes:
on Sep 28 2007 10:40 AM

Almodovar is one of my favorite directors as well. But i will be seeing this.

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rerun717 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:43 PM

Definitely sounds interesting. PL was a great film- I did not see the winning film though.

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FLYmeatwad writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:01 PM

Well after Pan's got screwed over this better win. But from early word this movie should be a contender for Best Picture, not just best foreign language film.

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Baccus83 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:21 PM

Can we all just get over Pan's Labyrinth not getting the Oscar? As much as I loved that film, "Lives of Others" was superior. I know it happens all the time, but Oscars should not be awarded because of guilt.

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SIRxxxTMG writes:
on Sep 28 2007 03:26 PM

Hopefully this film will actually win an award. Unlike Pan's Labyrinth, which was superior to The Lives of Others in every aspect. Oh well, just another Academy upset!

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RT-News writes:
on Sep 28 2007 03:48 PM

Pan's Labyrinth won 3 Oscars.

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laika86 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 04:40 PM

It should have won more.

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EmmG389 writes:
on Sep 29 2007 01:22 AM

Screwed over. I got screwed over when I thought Pan's Labyrinth was going to be the best film of the year.

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bigbrother writes:
on Sep 29 2007 12:05 PM

Seriously, what was so great about Pan's Labyrinth? For me it was Labyrinth with ugly people and the graphic nature turned up about 10 degree's. It was a good film no doubt, but I've seen dark fantasy done in both more enjoyable and more better conceived ways. I'd like to hear honestly what people thought made it fantastic or is this just one of those movies it's cool to like? Like modern art, I don't get it, but if I pretend I do people will think I'm hip. Alot of times when I hear people talk about artsy movies I swear I can almost interpose the Goth kids from South Park over them in my imagination "pah, conformists" :)

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Bane Of Anubis writes:
on Sep 30 2007 06:41 PM

Liked Pan's Labyrinth, but the Spanish ghost-y/psychological thing that's been going on for awhile is starting to remind me of The Grudge/Eye/Ringish material coming from Japan... They might not be doing remakes (that's the America forte right now), but they've definitely got a market cornered.

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Galia writes:
on Sep 30 2007 09:31 PM

Esta es una de las peliculas que espero ver pronto. Guillermo del Toro y Belen Rueda son garantia de exito.

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