Central Station (film)
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| Central Station (Central do Brasil) |
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 Central do Brasil movie poster. |
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| Directed by | Walter Salles |
| Produced by | Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Arthur Cohn |
| Written by | Walter Salles |
| Starring | Fernanda Montenegro, Matheus Nachtergaele, Marília Pêra, Vinícius de Oliveira, |
| Music by | Antonio Pinto, Jacques Morelembaum |
| Cinematography | Walter Carvalho |
| Editing by | Felipe Lacerda |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics (USA) Europa Filmes (Brazil) |
| Release date(s) |  3 April 1998 20 November 1998 12 March 1999 20 March 1999 1 April 1999 |
| Running time | 113 min |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | $2,900,000 |
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Central Station (Portuguese: Central do Brasil) is a 1998 drama film set in Brazil about a young boy's friendship with a jaded middle-aged woman. The movie was adapted by Marcos Bernstein and João Emanuel Carneiro from a story by Walter Salles and directed by Salles. It features Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira in the major roles. The film was an international co-production between Brazil and France.
The Portuguese title, Central do Brasil is the name of the central train station of Rio de Janeiro.
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[edit] Synopsis
Dora (Montenegro) is a former school teacher. Now a bitter old woman, she works at the Rio de Janeiro's Central Train Station, writing letters for illiterate customers in exchange for money. She hates her customers, calling them trash, and often does not mail the letters she writes, she just puts them in a drawer, or even tears them apart.
Josué is a 9-year-old boy who has never met his father. His mother is sending letters to his father through Dora. When she dies in a dramatic accident on the station, Dora takes Josué in a trip to the north east of the country to find his father. They become great friends, beside the fact of the great age difference between them. Later on, after Josué convinces her, Dora mails the letters she has written.
[edit] Production
Over 1,500 boys auditioned for the role of Josué. The winner, Vinícius de Oliveira, was a shoe-shine boy.
The movie was shot entirely in the sequence of its script.
When Fernanda Montenegro set up her table at Central do Brasil, real people (who didn't recognize her) approached her to write letters for them. Some of these real requests were incorporated in the film by director Walter Salles.
The show that is airing on Dora's new television was a popular (now defunct) SBT program called Topa Tudo Por Dinheiro, which means Agree To Do Anything For Money in English.
[edit] Cast
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| Argentina: | 13 |
| Australia: | M |
| Brazil: | Livre |
| Chile: | TE |
| Finland: | K-12 |
| France: | U |
| Germany: | 6 |
| Iceland: | L |
| Netherlands: | 12 |
| Portugal: | M/12 |
| Singapore: | PG |
| Sweden: | 11 |
| United Kingdom: | 15 |
| United States: | R |
- Fernanda Montenegro as Dora
- Marília Pêra as Irene
- Vinícius de Oliveira as Josué
- Soia Lira as Ana
- Othon Bastos as César
- Otávio Augusto as Pedrão
- Stela Freitas as Yolanda
- Matheus Nachtergaele as Isaías
[edit] Awards & nominations
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Montenegro) and for Best Foreign Language Film. The film won the BAFTA Award and the Golden Globe in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
[edit] France
- Nominated: César Award for Best Foreign Language Film
[edit] Germany
- Won: Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear - Walter Salles
- Won: Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actress - Fernanda Montenegro
- Won: Berlin Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Walter Salles
[edit] United Kingdom
- Won: BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language
[edit] United States
- Nominated: Academy Award for Best Actress - Fernanda Montenegro
- Nominated: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Nominated: Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Dramatic Film - Fernanda Montenegro
- Won: Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film
- Nominated: Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
- Won: National Board of Review Award for Best Actress - Fernanda Montenegro
- Won: National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film
[edit] External links
| Preceded by The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Golden Bear winner 1998 |
Succeeded by The Thin Red Line |
| Preceded by Ma vie en rose |
Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film 1999 |
Succeeded by All About My Mother |
| Preceded by L'Appartement |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language 1998 |
Succeeded by All About My Mother |
