The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
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- 44 wins & 26 nominations total
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- TriviaVinícius de Oliveira , a shoeshine boy, beat out more than 1,500 other young actors for the role of Josué.
- GoofsWhen Dora gets off the bus leaving Josue behind, she enters a diner, and in the view of the wall off to the side are three stacks of plastic red crates containing empty soda bottles. Following a quick cutaway and return to the same view, there's only one stack of red crates; the others are replaced by two stacks of larger milk-style crates of different colors.
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Sad and beautiful
'Central do Brasil' is basically a road movie about a boy Josué (Vinícius de Oliveira) who just lost his mother searching for his father. He does this with the help of Dora (Fernanda Montenegro). She writes letters for illiterate people in the central station of Rio de Janeiro. Dora has a secret, she doesn't mail the letters. She knows Josué because he and his mother used to write letters to Josué's father and when his mother dies she takes care of him, although she has other intentions at first.
The movie is mainly about the relationship between the boy and the woman. Of course they meet people on the road. Especially the part where they travel with a truck driver is very good. We also see a little of the life in Brazil. This is a movie with a good story that is very well directed. The acting is terrific. Montenegra as the older woman and especially De Oliveira as the boy is very good.
The movie is mainly about the relationship between the boy and the woman. Of course they meet people on the road. Especially the part where they travel with a truck driver is very good. We also see a little of the life in Brazil. This is a movie with a good story that is very well directed. The acting is terrific. Montenegra as the older woman and especially De Oliveira as the boy is very good.
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- Central Station
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- Budget
- $2,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,969,553
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $35,708
- Nov 22, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $5,971,073
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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