Central Station is a 1998 film directed by Walter Salles, a Brazil and France co-production following Dora, a retired schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate customers at Rio de Janeiro's Central do Brasil train station, who reluctantly takes responsibility for Josue, a nine year old boy recently orphaned, and travels with him across Brazil's rural northeast in search of the father he has never met. The journey gradually softens Dora's own hardened, cynical view of the people she meets, turning the film into both a road movie and a portrait of Brazil's regional divide between the wealthy south and the impoverished interior. It won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and earned actress Fernanda Montenegro the first Academy Award and Golden Globe acting nominations ever given to a Brazilian performer, marking a breakthrough moment for Brazilian cinema on the world stage.
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Original Language AwardBAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language 2 AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film 2 AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2 AwardNational Board of Review Award for Best Actress 2 AwardNational Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2 AwardSatellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2 AwardSilver Bear for Best Actress 2 Release Year Connections
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Portuguese, original language there.
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1. Central Station (Wikipedia disambiguation)
Art and literature, Central Station (film) entry, year
a 1998 Brazilian film
Art and literature, Central Station (film) entry, nationality
Brazilian film by Walter Salles
Central Station, Description, original language
It won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and earned actress Fernanda Montenegro the first Academy Award and Golden Globe acting nominations ever given to a Brazilian performer, marking a breakthrough moment for Brazilian cinema on the world stage.
View the Source2. Central Station (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Wikidata P166 (award received): BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.
Wikidata P166: Golden Bear
Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Bear.
Wikidata P166: Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film.
Wikidata P166: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Wikidata P166 (award received): Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review Award for Best Actress.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Wikidata P166: Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Wikidata P166: Silver Bear for Best Actress
Wikidata P166 (award received): Silver Bear for Best Actress.
View the SourceCentral Station (film) (Wikipedia)
In Medium: Film, Article lead sentenceQuote, In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
Central Station (Portuguese: Central do Brasil) is a 1998 road drama film directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by João Emanuel Carneiro and Marcos Bernstein, based on an original idea by Salles.
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