Spain Picks Lennon Film To Compete For Oscar

AP) — Spain's film academy has selected the movie "Vivir es Facil con los Ojos Cerrados" (Living is Easy With Eyes Closed) about a Spanish man's quest to meet John Lennon as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at next year's Oscars.

Director David Trueba's film, chosen Thursday, tells the true story of a Spanish English-language teacher who traveled to the southern province of Almeria in 1966 to try to meet late Beatles star, who was staying there.

The movie takes its name from lyrics in the Beatles song, "Strawberry Fields Forever" which Lennon began writing in Almeria.

The U.S. film academy will select finalists for the Oscar in January with the awards announced a month later.

Spain has won four Oscars for best foreign language film.