CESAR AWARDS : Lambert Wilson Nominated for Best Actor

Actor Lambert Wilson, a priest named Christian in the film Of Gods and Men, was nominated as best actor at the Cesar Awards event, which will take place in Paris on Friday (25/02/2011).

According NYT.com, Tuesday (22/02/2011), actor born August 3, 1958 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, was nominated for his role as leader of Trappist monastery in the midst of political upheaval that hit Algeria. The movie based on a true story and the story of seven martyrs who were killed in a violent conflict between the Algerian government and Islamic groups that have won awards at the Cannes Film Festival last year. While attending night of announcement the nomination at Restaurant le Fouquet, Paris, beginning last February, Wilson claimed was surprised his name was mentioned as a pre-seeded. "I was surprised when they have nominated me as the main actor for this film is a true story," he said.

Wilson said he was so flattered when Xavier Beauvois, director, invited him to be involved in the film. Regarding his interest to play a role in the film, Wilson had two reasons. First, the impact of journalism on the sensitivity of the bloody events of the French nation. Second, the convenience of working with young directors who made the fifth movie. Character played it, he said, very complex, very sensitive, like most dear fellow monks. The monks are also great leaders and intellectuals who can convince his men that they must build bridges between Christianity and Muslim.

The film is full load inclusive doctrine that seems to only be enjoyed by film lovers in Indonesia via download on the disk or the virtual world of digital film in the country because importers are reluctant to bring in foreign film production in Hollywood. The film was included in the list of nominated films to be candidates in the category of Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards event 2011. However, unable to compete with other foreign language films, which Biutiful (Mexico), dog tooth (Greek), In a Better World (Denmark), Incendies (Canada), outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (Algeria).