Nearly 20 years ago, Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and Days won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. For the 80th edition of the Academy Awards, it was a surprise when it wasn’t shortlisted in International Feature Film despite being the Romanian submission. Oscar voters have a chance to honor the filmmaker at the 99th ceremony with his latest Fjord. It received its first look at Cannes.
Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan star in the family drama and early word-of-mouth is strong if not overly effusive in some cases. Rotten Tomatoes is at 94% with 82 on Metacritic. Neon has picked up distribution rights and it looks to contend for IFF with a strong shot at making the cut.
Getting beyond that race is more of a question mark. Under a best case scenario, Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay could be in play for Mungiu. Same goes for the lead performances. Reinsve was nominated last year for Sentimental Value for the first time while Stan got his inaugural nod two years back via The Apprentice. I had Reinsve listed #1 in Best Actress in my early ranked posts with Stan third and the film ranked fifth. They could all still be projected next time around, but don’t be shocked if the numbers fall. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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