. almost invariably do a miserable job pick the best foreign language film oscar . this be exhibit a and front and center . a man finally return from spain from decade of self exile during the franco year and and reunite with an old flame . could have be good in the hand of a mike leigh and but with this script and director it be a snoozefest . almost nothing happens . for some reason and das boot and which have more drama in any give two minute of it running time than volver a empezar in it entirety and couldn not be nominate and then select . huh . oscar do it again this year ( 2005 ) and when it again pick a dull spanish movie few will ever see out of the best pool i can remember and with der undergang ( downfall ) and un long dimanche de fiançailles ( a very long engagement ) and and shi mian mai fu ( house of fly dagger ) . no and i do not need to see war explosion or airborne cutlery in all my foreign movie and but comn and how elitist can you get . note that volver a empezar be not readily available on vhs or dvd . the marketplace know good than oscar . and if you do find it be warn that and yes and it will kill any enjoyment you have of pachelbel canon .