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Signs of life for foreign-language films in the U.S.

It's not all about superheroes at the box office; a few foreign films, like Jacques Audiard's 'Rust and Bone' and Michael Haneke's 'Amour,' are gaining buzz.

Though it has become axiomatic over the last few years that the audience for foreign-language films has been shrinking in America as superheroes dominate the box office, there have been a few recent signs of new life.

Earlier this year the Iranian film "A Separation" was nominated for an Oscar not only in the foreign-language category (which it would go on to win) but also for its screenplay, where it competed against the likes of "Bridesmaids," pushing the film out from the margins of the art house. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>