Central Station tugs the heartstrings with the best of them.
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01/01/00
Central Station (1998)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:44
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Director Salles transcends road-movie clichés and crafts a film that is as moving as it is universal.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Fernanda Montenegro's affecting performance, nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, is the centerpiece in this acclaimed Brazilian film. In the bustling heart of Rio de Janeiro, a young boy witnesses... [More]
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius De Oliveira, Marília Pêra
Director: Walter Salles
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Reviews for Central Station
Salles provides a textbook example of how to toy with our emotions, how to involve and move us, without necessarily condescending to us or insulting us.
01/01/00
Salles, who also works as a documentary filmmaker, does a superlative job of bringing the realism of the streets and the countryside to this narrative fiction.
01/01/00
Central Station is both literate and emotionally-powerful -- an increasingly rare combination.
01/01/00
Top CriticAn orphan boy tenderizes the heart of a cynical woman who finally realizes her kinship with others. This is a deeply spiritual film.
03/03/02
The nuances of Montenegro's work--and the film--are too subtle to notice along the way, but by the film's poignant yet understated conclusion, they are powerfully felt.
01/01/00
The movie's success rests largely on the shoulders of Fernanda Montenegro, an actress who successfully defeats any temptation to allow sentimentality to wreck her relationship with the child.
01/01/00
Top CriticTakes viewers on an insightful tour of modern, working-class Brazil.
01/01/00
An exceptional film.
01/01/00
A richly tender and moving experience.
01/01/00
Top CriticFernanda Montenegro gives a landmark performance in the Brazilian film Central Station.
01/01/00
Top CriticDirector Walter Salles has created more than a road picture; he tells a poignant story about two characters and their destinies -- destinies that remain uncertain.
02/14/01
It's not just a strong, heartfelt drama. It's a film that transcends its national boundaries.
01/23/02
There is a lot of dimension and depth to this gentle, sometimes painful portrait of two wanderers.
01/01/00
Watching this delectably humane road movie incites the same emotions as discovering the works of Truffaut
11/23/01
A poignant road movie.
01/01/00
Little goes on under the surface here and in the end it seems more sentimental than insightful.
01/01/00
...a road movie of uncommon texture and grit during which the mismatched couple, each initially defensive and guarded, bond with each other.
01/23/03
Salles directs simply and watchfully, with an eye that seems to penetrate all the characters who are encountered on Dora's and Josue's journey.
01/01/00
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