Central Station

Name: Central Station
Genre: Drama
Released: November 20, 1998
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira

1998

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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: November 20, 1998 | R

Starring: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira

Summary: A young boy's (Oliveira) mother is killed in front of Rio de Janeiro's Central Station. Homeless and with nowhere to turn, he is reluctantly befriended by a lonely and cynical woman (Montenegro). Resisting her initial impulse to make a quick profit off the child, she commits to returning him to his father in Brazil's remote Northeast. TheA young boy's (Oliveira) mother is killed in front of Rio de Janeiro's Central Station. Homeless and with nowhere to turn, he is reluctantly befriended by a lonely and cynical woman (Montenegro). Resisting her initial impulse to make a quick profit off the child, she commits to returning him to his father in Brazil's remote Northeast. The trip becomes a quest for their own identities: one boy's search for his father, and one woman's search for her heart. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

Director: Walter Salles

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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Rick Groen

Easily among the top 10 films made last year. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

A richly tender and moving experience. Read full review

Richard Schickel

[Salles]'s imagery, like his storytelling, is clear, often unaffectedly lovely, and quietly, powerfully haunting. Read full review

Joshua Klein

While the cinematography is gorgeous and the script extremely sharp, Central Station owes much of its strength to its two mismatched leads. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

The story is much less about its resolution than the experience along the way. At its best, Central Station is a movie of small textures and fleeting moments, the intangibles that pass between people. Read full review

David Sterritt

The performances are engaging and the views of rural Brazil are captivating, making the film a solid audience-pleaser even though its story often seems familiar and sentimental. Read full review

Film.com Peter Brunette

It's blatantly manipulative pairing of an adorable young boy and a selfish, honesty-challenged older woman [is] so calculating that I could never get emotionally involved.

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Houldine

Jan 9, 2011

The best brazilian movie of all time and count with the extraordinary performance of Fernanda Montenegro, who should did win Oscar. Simply wonderful!!!

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CarlosE.

Oct 19, 2005

The best movier ot the history.

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AnderV.

Mar 16, 2006

Very deep. A beautiful and touch history.

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VictorBueno

Jul 28, 2014

"Central Station" is a masterpiece where Walter Salles joins his great talent as a director perfectly to the excellent script and cast powerful. Film ensures Fernanda Montenegro the title of one of the best performances of world cinema.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Andremax

Feb 5, 2019

Central Station is clever as a classic book: discusses morality and put observer to think about it.

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Iky009

Jan 3, 2014

Outra obra magnífica do cinema brasileiro, uma road movie simplesmente comovente e feito com alta qualidade de seus produtores, com certeza um dos melhor filmes estrangeiros de todos os tempos.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

DougS.

Feb 27, 2007

This a terribly amateurish boring movie that I would not wish on anyone. Don't waste your time, get something else.

0 of 3 users found this helpful

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