What a Forgettable and Ridiculous Oscar Winner

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3/16/2026, 5:58:39 PM es source ↗

Summary

A film critic writing in El País argues that "A Complete Unknown" — the big Oscar winner — shows no artistic merit whatsoever. The author contends that two far more beautiful and emotionally resonant films, "A Complete Unknown" and "Frankenstein," were unjustly overlooked by the Academy. The piece reads as a sharp rebuke of the Oscars' taste and judgment this year.

Preview

No percibo arte por ningún lado en ‘Una batalla tras otra’, la triunfadora de los Oscar. Se han olvidado injustamente de las dos películas más hermosas, estéticas y conmovedoras que yo he visto este año: ‘Sueños de trenes’ y ‘Frankenstein’

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