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Central Station (film)
''Central Station'' () is a 1998 Brazilian-French road drama film directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by João Emanuel Carneiro and Marcos Bernstein, based on an original idea by Salles. It stars Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra and Vinícius de Oliveira. The film tells the story of a young boy's friendship with a jaded middle-aged woman. ''Central Station'' premiered in Switzerland on 16 January 1998, in Brazil on 3 April, and in France on 2 December. The film received critical acclaim, with Montenegro's performance earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (becoming the first Brazilian actress to ever be nominated in the lead actress category on both awards), while the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, and the Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Salles
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; ; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His List of awards and nominations received by Walter Salles, accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe. He first became internationally known for his film ''Central Station (film), Central Station'' (1998), which earned two 71st Academy Awards, Academy Awards nominations, for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best Foreign Language Film and Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe and a BAFTA for ''Best Foreign Language Film'' as well as the Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matheus Nachtergaele
Matheus Nachtergaele OMC (; born 3 January 1968) is a Brazilian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has starred in numerous Brazilian films, best known for his appearances in the 1997 film '' Four Days in September'' and the 2002 film '' City of God,'' and is considered one of the most versatile Brazilian actors of his generation. Early life Matheus Nachtergaele was born on 3 January 1968 in São Paulo to an upper-middle-class, artistic family. His father, Jean-Pierre, was a jazz musician and his mother, Maria Cecília, was a poet who committed suicide when Matheus was only three months old. As a result, Matheus lived with his paternal grandparents’ early in his life between their farm in Atibaia and their beach house in Ubatuba. Matheus wouldn't learn about her mother's suicide until he was sixteen years old. In 2018, Matheus staged the monologue ''Concerto do Desejo'' (English: Concert of Desire), produced by him based on the poems written by his mother. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otávio Augusto
Otávio Augusto de Azevedo Sousa (born January 30, 1945) is a Brazilian actor. Selected filmography * '' Selva de Pedra'' (1986, TV Series) * '' Tieta'' (1989, TV Series) * '' Vamp'' (1991, TV Series) * '' The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Othon Bastos
Othon José de Almeida Bastos (born 23 May 1933) is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 50 films since 1962. Filmography References External links * 1933 births Living people Brazilian male film actors People from Tucano, Bahia 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors Male actors from Bahia {{Brazil-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernambuco
Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,067.877 km2, it is the List of Brazilian states by area, 19th-largest in area among federative units of the country. It is also the sixth-most densely populated with around 92.37 people per km2. Its capital and largest city, Recife, is one of the most important economic and urban hubs in the country. Based on 2019 estimates, the Recife metropolitan area, Recife Metropolitan Region is seventh-most populous in the country, and the second-largest in Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil. In 2015, the state had 4.4% of the national population and produced 2.8% of the national gross domestic product (GDP). The contemporary state inherits its name from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sertânia
Sertânia is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to the IBGE, was 36,050. Its total area is 2421.51 km2. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * Boundaries - Iguaraci and Paraíba state (N); Arcoverde, Buíque, Ibimirim and Tupanatinga (S); Custódia (W); Paraíba (E) * Area - 2421.51 km² * Elevation - 558 m * Hydrography - Moxotó River * Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila * Climate - semi-arid, hot and dry * Annual average temperature - 23.7 c * Distance to Recife - 309 km Economy The main economic activities in Sertânia are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially the raising of cattle, sheep (over 85,000), pigs, goats (over 120,000), horses, and donkeys; and plantations of corn, tomatoes and bean A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Region, Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil ( ) is one of the five official and political regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Of Brazil's twenty-six states, it comprises nine: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, along with the Fernando de Noronha archipelago (formerly a separate territory, now part of Pernambuco). Chiefly known as ''Nordeste'' ("Northeast") in Brazil, this region was the first to be colonized by the Portuguese and other European peoples, playing a crucial role in the country's history. ''Nordestes dialects and rich culture, including its folklore, cuisines, music and literature, became the most easily distinguishable across the country. To this day, ''Nordeste'' is known for its history and culture, as well as for its natural environment and its hot weather. ''Nordeste'' stretches from the Atlantic seaboard in the northeast and southeast, northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Do Brasil
Estação Central do Brasil () is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The station is located in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, downtown Rio de Janeiro, along the Avenida Presidente Vargas and across from the Campo de Santana (park), Campo de Santana park. It is one of the most famous train stations in Brazil, and was previously called ''Estação Dom Pedro II'', a name by which it is still also known unofficially. The station is the last stop of SuperVia, Rio de Janeiro's suburban railway network, as well as a Transport hub, hub for connection with the Rio de Janeiro Metro, city subway and a bus station. Central do Brasil was also a preeminent stop in the interstate Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil, Central do Brasil railroad, which linked Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro with São Paulo (state), São Paulo and Minas Gerais, though the railroad is now deactivated. The station opened in 1858, and the current station building in the Art Deco style opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estação Central Do Brasil
Estação Central do Brasil () is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The station is located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, along the Avenida Presidente Vargas and across from the Campo de Santana park. It is one of the most famous train stations in Brazil, and was previously called ''Estação Dom Pedro II'', a name by which it is still also known unofficially. The station is the last stop of Rio de Janeiro's suburban railway network, as well as a hub for connection with the city subway and a bus station. Central do Brasil was also a preeminent stop in the interstate Central do Brasil railroad, which linked Rio de Janeiro with São Paulo and Minas Gerais, though the railroad is now deactivated. The station opened in 1858, and the current station building in the Art Deco style opened in 1943. History The construction of the first station in the centre of Rio de Janeiro began in 1855, to serve as the terminus of the new '' Estrada de Ferro Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraccine Top 100 Brazilian Films
In 2015, the (Abraccine) published a list with the 100 best Brazilian films ever according to the votes of its members. This poll was the basis for a book named ''The 100 Best Brazilian Films'', published in 2016. The idea of the ranking and the book was suggested by publisher Letramento, with whom Abraccine and television network Canal Brasil co-released the book. The ranking was done based on individual lists done by Abraccine's 100 critics, who initially mentioned 379 films. The full list was first made available to the public on 26 November 2015, and the book was released on 1 September 2016. The list covers almost all decades between the 1930s and the 2010s, the only exception being the 1940s. A 1931 film, Mário Peixoto's '' Limite'', is the oldest one and also the first ranked, while the most recent work is from 2015, Anna Muylaert's '' The Second Mother''. The '' chanchada'' (1930–50s musical comedies) is represented by Carlos Manga's '' O Homem do Sputnik'' (1959), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europe's "Film festival#Notable festivals, Big Three" film festivals alongside the Venice Film Festival held in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival held in France. Furthermore, it is one of the "Film festival#Notable festivals, Big Five", the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and #Awards, Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
