Paul Wiener wonders further: > I am mostly wondering how/why "Life Is Beautiful" can be considered a > domestic (USA) film. I'm sure there's a simple answer - I just won't like it. It's not. It's simply being considered as Best Film (foreign or domestic). There's nothing (but parochialism and the box office) to keep any and all foreign language films from also being considered in this category. Usually, though, they are treated as separate entitities. Don Larsson ---------------------- Donald Larsson Minnesota State U, Mankato [log in to unmask] ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite