Central Station

Central Station

1998
Drama
1h 50m
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. 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)
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Central Station

1998
Drama
1h 50m
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Rated 09 Dec 2008
83
77th
Something like a Brazilian version of Record of a Tenement Gentleman, as an older, cynical woman finds herself unwillingly burdened with the care of a young boy. Fernanda Montenegro is excellent in the lead and Vinícius de Oliveira isn't bad as the little kid either. The film tries to yank on the heartstrings a little too hard at times, and it's all a bit familiar, but it's still a moving story with a compelling central character. Nicely done.
Rated 22 Mar 2009
92
97th
There are so many places where this kind of story can go wrong, yet, except for a few small moments, it does everything beautifully. Sure it tugs at the heartstrings, but none of it feels cheap or easy, every emotion is earned through real character development. The slightly lighthearted tone contrasts well with the heavy parts and the glimpses into Brazilian life are a wonderful complement to the main story.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
40
5th
O famoso filme pra gringo chorar, recheado de todos os clichês narrativos possíveis, utilizando de simbolismos e alegorias óbvias. É a prova de como é difícil fazer um filme retratando a pobreza e as dificuldades Brasileiras sem cair na mesmice.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
70
61st
It is one of the most renowned Brazilian film, a human drama and real, with good direction, good interpretations, but is not a masterpiece.
Rated 03 Jan 2007
84
75th
Central do Brasil estreava há 25 anos no Festival de Sundance. Olha, quando vi esse filme no lançamento não achei grande coisa, até hoje acho o Salles um cineasta muito do mediano, mas revê-lo essa semana fez com que subisse muito no meu conceito, no final das contas é mesmo um belo filme. BlurayRip no MakingOff.
Rated 02 Mar 2008
53
24th
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Rated 23 Apr 2017
86
88th
A story of heartbreak, misfortune, desperation and redemption. Beautiful.
Rated 13 Nov 2008
87
75th
A humane film.
Rated 20 Aug 2013
79
81st
rio, mektup, arzuhalci, mektup yazan kadin, dolandirici, öksüz, yetim, yolculuk, organ mafyasi, tir söförü, çocuk-yetiskin (paper man, cinema paradiso) (Isadora merkez istasyonunda para karsiligi mektup yazmaktadir. Fakat mektuplarin büyük çogunu postaya vermemektedir. Mektup yazdiran bir kadin ogluyla tekrar gelip eski mektup yerine yenisini yazdirir. Sonra caddeye yürürler. Çocugun topaci yola düser, alirken yolun ortasinda bekleyen cocugun annesine araba çarpar. Arzuhalci kadin ve çocuk baba
Rated 19 Dec 2008
52
4th
966
Rated 18 Apr 2008
75
44th
Datado, repetitivo e óbvio. Mas um razoável entretenimento.
Rated 05 Oct 2013
87
91st
86.500
Rated 16 Apr 2007
85
63rd
Funny situations in Brasil's sad reality.
Rated 14 Nov 2015
8
86th
fucking movie almost made me cry, man
Rated 16 Jan 2010
51
1st
988
Rated 05 Nov 2014
60
43rd
This is a nice enough film from Brazil. It has some nice, human moments but I can't say I connected with it much, emotionally. I didn't like the two main characters at all at the beginning of the film, and although I grew to like them more by the end, it wasn't quite enough. It didn't do much for me overall, but that could just be because I've seen this type of film several times already.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
91st
Funny yet tragic, sad yet uplifting, and one of the best films of 1998.
Rated 23 Feb 2021
75
79th
A mostly solid Road Trip Drama film that works very well because of the chemistry between the two lead characters. There's some good conversations and scenes of heart and emotion in places that keep the film staying interesting all the way to the end. Very easy to follow and some nice looking shots of Brazil and themes around it. Perhaps the music score can make things just a tad bit overdramatic at times, but it's not too distracting. Overall, worth checking out for this type of movie.

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