French Comedy
Northal Film Release of Les Films Pomereu-Gaumont Productions
Oscar Nominations: 3
Foreign-Language Film
Actress: Marie-Christine Barrault
Screenplay (Original): Jean-Charles Tachella and Daniele Thompson
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context
Marie-Christine Barrault belongs to a small group of French actresses nominated for a French film, like Catherine Deneuve for “Indochine.”
In 1976, the winner of the Foreign-Language Oscar film was the Ivory Coast's entry, “Black and White in Color.”
The other foreign-language nominees were:
“Jacob, the Liar” from Germany; “Nights and Days” from Poland; and “Seven Beauties” from Italy.
Paddy Chayefsky won the Original Script Oscar for the TV satire “Network,” which also garnered the Best Actress Award for Faye Dunaway.
