Eternal Spring Review: Canada's Official Entry into the Oscars Race is a Must-Watch

Since 1971, only seven Canadian movies out of 47 submissions have ever been nominated in the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars, with 2003's Les Invasions barbares being the sole winner. The last few times Canada was nominated in the category were for a string of French-Canadian movies of the 2010s: Denis Villeneuve's Incendies in 2010; Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar in 2022; and Kim Nguyen's Rebelle in 2012. Indeed, French-Canadian cinema has largely monopolized Canada's submissions, with 44 of the 47 films being French-language. This year, per The Hollywood Reporter, director Jason Loftus is hoping to change things with Eternal Spring.

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