Carlos
330-Minute "Roadshow Edition"
Screened in December 2010
Director: Olivier Assayas. Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora von Waldstätten, Ahmad Kaabour, Fadi Abi Samra, Christoph Bach, Julia Hummer, Juana Acosta, Rodney El-Haddad, Talal El-Jurdi, Katharina Schüttler, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Jule Bowe, Udo Samel, Georges Kern, Nicolas Briançon, Razane Jammal, Olivier Cruveiller, André Marcon, Badi Abou Chakra, Alejandro Arroyo, Johann Von Bulow, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Eriq Ebouaney, Guillaume Saurrel, Jean-Baptiste Montagut, Martha Higareda, Antoine Balaban, Mohammed Ourdache, Rami Farah, Zeid Hamdan, Leslie Clack, Ryosuke Sato, Go Nabetani, Akihiro Hata, Anton Kouznetsov, Sarkaw Gorany, Loulwa Maad, Maria Kwiatkowski, Ireen Kirsch, Samuel Achache, Laetita Spigarelli, Gabriella Csizmadia, Salah El Din Abou Chanab, Gigi Ledron. Screenplay: Dan Franck and Olivier Assayas.
Twitter Capsule: Peaks and valleys in all three parts. Ramírez a trouper, Assayas still an ace stylist, but political contexts too opaque.

Photo © 2010 Films en Stock/Canal+/IFC Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+

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Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Best Actor (TV Movie/Miniseries): Édgar Ramírez

Other Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Director (tie); Best Foreign Language Film
National Society of Film Critics: Best Foreign Language Film
European Film Awards: Best Film Editing (Luc Barnier & Marion Monnier)
César Awards (French Oscars): Most Promising Actor (Ramírez)
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