Central do Brasil (1998)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Walter Salles

Writers:

Marcos Bernstein (writer)
João Emanuel Carneiro (writer)

Release Date:

20 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

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:

Realism | Railroad | Brazil | Brazilian | Sertao

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Central Station (USA)
Central do Brasil (France)

Runtime:

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

Country:

Brazil | France

Language:

German | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | 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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Central do Brasil is the name of Rio de Janeiro's Central Station.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Outro Lado da Rua, O (2004)

Soundtrack:

Ruínas da Babilônia

A simple and poignant story which refuses to compromise.

"Central Station" focuses on two very different people, a poorish middle-aged spinster and an orphaned boy, who come together because of circumstance and mutual need. The relationship and journey which ensues is the substance of this simple film. The story is told with harsh reality and an uncompromising honesty which serves to make the bad times bitter and the touching moments sweeter. An earnest effort which breaks all of Hollywood's rules of commercialism and will find it's market among cinema purists.