Central Station (Central do Brasil) (1998)

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 13 18:55

I've just seen once again this wonderful Brazillian film and every time, I just can't help noticing that Central Station has one great quality: simplicity. That's absolutely relevant for a film to be classified as "great". In just a few minutes into the story, it already has our complete attention. The film tells the story of Dora (Fernanda Montenegro, exceptional) a woman who makes a living out of writing letters for people who can't read or write. After they're written, Dora takes the letters home, and reads them with her neighbor Irene, both have fun deciding which should be sent and which should not. That's when Dora meets Josue (Vinicius de Oliveira, also exceptional), a nine year-old boy whose mother is hit by a bus and dies in front of the train station Dora works. Now, their des...Read more

Rating : 10/10