Central do Brasil (1998)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.0/10   

Director:

Walter Salles

Escritores:

Marcos Bernstein (writer)
João Emanuel Carneiro (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 noviembre 1998 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

He was looking for the father he never knew. She was looking for a second chance.

Plot:

An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who write letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, in search for the father he never knew.

Plot Keywords:

Letter | Boy | Teacher | Brazil | Human Relationship

Premios:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 9 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

rehashed storyline creatively told

Reparto

Fernanda Montenegro	...	Dora
Marília Pêra	...	Irene
Vinícius de Oliveira	...	Josué
Soia Lira	...	Ana
Othon Bastos	...	Cesar
Otávio Augusto	...	Pedrão
Stela Freitas	...	Yolanda
Matheus Nachtergaele	...	Isaías
Caio Junqueira	...	Moisés
Socorro Nobre	...	Dora's Client
Manoel Gomes	...	Dora's Client
Roberto Andrade	...	Dora's Client
Sheyla Kenia	...	Dora's Client
Malcon Soares	...	Dora's Client
Maria Fernandes	...	Dora's Client

También conocida como:

Central Station (UK) (USA)
Central do Brasil (France)
Estación central (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
Estación central de Brasil (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Duración:

113 min | Canada:115 min | Finland:110 min | Netherlands:108 min | Germany:108 min

País:

Brazil | France

Idioma:

Alemán | Portugués

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Central do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Compañía:

Canal+

Trivialidades:

Dora's new television, bought with the money she earned selling Josué, presents a popular Brazilian TV program called "Topa Tudo Por Dinheiro," which means "Agree to Everything For Money."

Citas:

[first lines]
Dora's Client: [dictating a letter] My darling, My heart belongs to you. No matter what you've done, I still love you. I love you. While you're locked in there all those years, I'll be locked up out here, waiting for you.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV)

Banda de Sonido:

Ruínas da Babilônia

rehashed storyline creatively told

In reality, there are a finite amount of interesting story lines to tell. What makes one movie telling the same storyline more worthwhile to see is a combination of creative expression, in depth character development, superb acting, exquisite photography, and believability, or the ability to persuade the moviegoer to suspend disbelief.

How many times have we been exposed to a retelling of Shirley Temple's Heidi, where a young non-related child falls into the life of an old curmudgeon, and teaches that curmudgeon to enjoy life and/or develop morals and values? Too many times for me, so I was reluctant to see this film. It would have been a shame had I not.

There are many creative twists and turns along the way to keep the suspense level up in this film. The photography in Rio is OK, but once out in the Brazilian countryside, it is fantastic. At the end of the film, there is little doubt but that the way this story turns out is how it would have had to turn out. The character development of Josue is a little weak, but that of Dora is superb. And you will see a lot of films before you will see an acting performance like Fernanda Montenegro's as Dora again.

This movie thankfully is not overly sentimental, that would get in the way of the story, it is just a great film to watch and enjoy. 9 of 10.