“I’m Still Here” is a movie about remembrance – of a family and a nation, our critic writes of the drama based on real events.

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In ‘I’m Still Here,’ a compelling search for justice in 1970s Brazil

Based on the real-life 1971 disappearance of Brazilian Congressman Rubens Paiva, the movie, directed by Walter Salles, is a profile of one family's resolve.

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Review: Fernanda Torres pulls off a miracle of maternal courage in 'I'm Still Here'

Brazil’s dark history as a military dictatorship with horrible human rights violations is exposed in the award-winning “I’m Still Here.” A box-office smash at home, despite a concerted right-wing campaign against it, “I’m Still Here” tells one family’s tragic if ultimately heartening story. Awarded Best Screenplay at its Venice Film Festival world premiere, it is Brazil’s Oscar candidate for Best International Picture and this month Fernanda Tor…

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Fernanda Torres embodies endurance in ‘I’m Still Here’

Film about the Brazilian military dictatorship, “I'm Still Here” is a phenomenon in the country where it was born and has just arrived  to Portugal. We spoke with actress Fernanda Torres, who was recently awarded a Golden Globe

Filme sobre a ditadura militar brasileira, “Ainda Estou Aqui”é um fenómeno no país onde nasceu e acaba de chegar  a Portugal. Falámos com a atriz Fernanda Torres, recentemente premiada com um Globo de Ouro

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Brazil is still here

Beloved actor Fernanda Torres breathes life into the role of a grieving woman living under a military dictatorship in this politically charged drama.

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‘I’m Still Here’ Is a Hell of a Showcase for a Brazilian Star

Walter Salles’s political drama I’m Still Here is a moving look at one family’s suffering under Brazil’s military dictatorship, and Fernanda Torres’s award-winning performance is the film’s heart and soul.

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Fernanda Torres Is a Subtle Marvel in I’m Still Here

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I admire Walter Salles’ work, and I’m especially fond of his acclaimed features Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries. He has returned to his Brazilian roots for another exceptional narrative, I’m Still Here…but he hastens to explain that it’s not the story, or the book by Marcelo Rubens Paiva that impelled him to create this deeply empathetic picture. It is the fact that he knew the Paiva family and spent time in their home, where intellec…

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I’M STILL HERE: AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY

Jesus Figueroa, @ThisFunktional of ThisFunktional.com, talks with Actress Fernanda Torres about her role in I’M STILL HERE, opening in Los Angeles and New York on January 17. Brazil, 1971. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government.Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir, this story portra…

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Video Interview: @ThisFunktional talks with I’M STILL HERE’s Actress about the unique process of filming this project

The director of "Central Station" and "The Motorcycle Diaries" discusses how the personal and historical intertwined for this powerful drama. The post Walter Salles on Holding His Ground on “I’m Still Here” appeared first on The Moveable Fest.

In ‘I’m Still Here,’ a compelling search for justice in 1970s Brazil

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