Rent Central Station (1998)
3.8 of 5 from 176 ratings
1h 46min
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- Synopsis:
- Dora (Fernanda Montenegro) is a lonely and cynical older woman who spends her days unhappily writing letters for illiterate customers at Rio de Janeiro's Central Station. But things begin to change when she reluctantly befriends a homeless orphan, Josue (Vinícius de Oliveira). When she agrees to help Josue search for the father he's never known, Dora also rediscovers something she'd thought was lost forever: her heart.
- Actors:
- Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira, Othon Bastos, Otávio Augusto, Stela Freitas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Caio Junqueira, Socorro Nobre, Manoel Gomes, Roberto Andrade, Sheyla Kenia, Malcon Soares, Maria Fernandes, Maria Marlene, Christano Camargo, Jorseba-Sebastiano Oliveira, Andréa Albuquerque, Sidney Antunes
- Directors:
- Walter Salles
- Producers:
- Arthur Cohn, Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre, Robert Redford, Walter Salles
- Writers:
- Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles
- Others:
- Arthur Cohn, Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
- Aka:
- Central Do Brazil
- Studio:
- Buena Vista
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Drama
- Collections:
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- Countries:
- Brazil
- Awards:
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Reviews (2) of Central Station
A touching and welcome respite from City-of-God style portrayals in Brazilian film - Central Station review by CP Customer
Another great film from Walter Salles, Central Station is extrememly watchable with great chemistry between it's main characters. It follows the search for young Josue's father after the untimely death of his mother, but really works beautifully upon such a simple plot. Recommended.
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Road Movie with a Difference - Central Station review by CW
This is a film I can return to at various times. A very real "feel good" film fully grounded in reality.
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