When Big Issue spoke to Walter Salles, celebrated Brazilian director of Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries and now I’m Still Here, his lead actress Fernanda ... is “disappeared” by military ...
Avoiding the conventional format for biopics about revered public figures, I’m Still Here explores a specific ... of a left-wing dissident during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
The powerful new movie from Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, On the Road and more) is based on the real-life story of what happened to politician Rubens Paiva in 1971 while Brazil was under a ...
When I’m Still Here was announced as one of the 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees, its co-producer Maria Carlota Bruno described the experience as “surreal.” Not only was it her first Academy ...
The big challenger to the beleaguered Emilia Pérez for the Best International Feature Oscar, I’m Still Here is a rare thing ... The Motorcycle Diaries) shines a light on a true story from ...
Key to the film’s power is the central performance of Torres, a tower of strength that both celebrates the real ... I’m Still Here is a consistently moving portrait of resilience that will ...
But just as people change, so do homes and cities. In the final scene, the family gathers around a new table in a new house. The backyard, now covered in grass and far from the beach, serves as a ...
Some films based on dramatic true events offer us a snapshot of a life: I’m Still Here shows us a life of snapshots. In this pensive, poignant, richly realised new film from Brazil’s Walter ...
WE KNOW more than we’d like to about people being ‘disappeared’ in this part of the world, but Walter Salles‘s new reality-based drama I’m Still Here reminds us that families elsewhere ...
History comes to the living room,” said the author Philip Roth, summing up the ideal of all historical fiction, which is to show how big events impact daily lives and real people. Roth was ...
Brazil takes a step forward with a difficult historical reckoning thanks to this superb drama from the great Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries ... (Selton Mello) live beachside with their ...
When I’m Still Here was announced as one of the 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees, its co-producer Maria Carlota Bruno described the experience as “surreal.” Not only was it her first Academy Award ...