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A journey to be remembered
lovely
Perhaps one of the finest woman's role ever written or acted!!!
Truly authentic
In a nutshell, recommended...

Central Station
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro , Marília Pêra , Vinícius de Oliveira , Soia Lira , and Othon Bastos
Director: Walter Salles
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B00000F5KH
Release Date: 1999-07-13

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In the opening scenes of Central Station, colorful crowds of Brazilians stream into and out of a Rio de Janeiro train, pushing through doors and windows. You're immediately pulled into the brutal vitality of a nation in motion, setting the tone for a picturesque road movie that charts Brazil's renaissance in a little boy's search for his father and an old woman's emotional reawakening. When we first meet Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), this frozen-hearted, sour-faced woman is the epitome of immobility: day after day, she sits in the train station selling her letter-writing skills to all comers, but often doesn't bother to mail these precious messages. When a woman who's paid Dora to write a pleading note to her son's long-missing dad gets run over by a bus, the child, Josue (Vinicius de Oliveira), is up for grabs. (The summary execution of a thieving street kid--in longshot--underscores the seriousness of this waif's plight.) After an abortive attempt to sell Josue for a new TV, the aspiring couch potato finds herself reluctantly propelled into an occasionally Fellini-esque odyssey through the hinterlands of Brazil's sertäo, where Dora and her sidekick find unexpected faith and family. Former documentary filmmaker Walter Salles (Foreign Land) mixes magic with realism in his appreciation of striking faces and places, but Central Station is primarily fueled by the tough/tender performances of Montenegro, Brazil's Judy Dench, and de Oliveira, an airport shoeshine boy Salles cast over 1,500 other hopefuls. (Montenegro was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and Central Station was in the running for Best Foreign Language Film.) No cloyingly cute child-star, de Oliveira plays Josue as a bracingly idiosyncratic brat. And watching Dora's face and soul slowly, unwillingly unclench as she gets back in motion--and emotion--is potent pleasure, even if Salles's trip does dead-end in soap opera as his Brazilian pilgrim's progress winds down. --Kathleen Murphy

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A journey to be remembered.......2007-07-05

Central Station is a wonderful and emotional film. An aging teacher now works in the bustling Central Station of Brazil. She writes letters for those who can't and for those who just wish to connect with someone, regardless of the message. She takes down a message from a young boy Joshue, and his mother; the mother wishes to send a letter to the boy's father.

Dora takes the letters home and with her roommate, they decide which ones deserve to be sent. Others just get tossed in a drawer. When her roommate reads Joshue's letter, she convinces Dora to mail this letter, it is important.

There is an accident outside the Central Station, and Joshue's mother is killed. And now, without compassion or concern for the orphaned Joshue, she takes him in and trades him for a TV to unscrupulous adoptive agency that kills the children and sells their organs. Dora doesn't know this until her roommate intervens and demands that the boy be retrieved from that adoptive agency. Dora sneaks back to the agency and steals the boy. Together, they undertake a long journey on the bus to find his father.

Joshua drinks her liquor on the bus, Dora almost finds a suitor, they enter a pilgrimage, and slowly, they open up to one another, the friendship has escalated.

There is audio commentary, subtitles are clear, cinematography is great, etc....MzRizz

lovely.......2007-03-22

People have been recommending that I see this movie for years, but somehow I didn't get around to it until this week. What a lovely film. I enjoyed it very much, particularly the performances of the two leads, Fernanda Montenegro and Vinicius de Oliveira.

I'm wondering, has anyone else been struck by the similarities between this film and John Cassavetes' "Gloria" starring Gena Rowlands? Both films are about women, definitely not the motherly kind, being thrown into a custodial relationship with a young boy under difficult and extreme circumstances. Although the films have many differences and ambitions, one is a road trip movie and the other is a mob movie, that key relationship between the boy and his reluctant protector develops in a very similar way. Both boys even engage in some similar prepubescent sexual braggadocio.

Both films are recommended, but beware, there was an unfortunate remake of "Gloria" with Sharon Stone which should be avoided.

Perhaps one of the finest woman's role ever written or acted!!!.......2007-02-17

What is so unique about CENTRAL STATION is that rarely,if ever,is a woman actress called upon in a leading role as a Dickensesque Fagin-like character,hustling the public,shoplifting,child-selling and running from the law.To see Fernanda Montenegro pull this off IS WORTH THE ENTIRE FILM!!!Some performances just simply are 100% spot-on.Such is the case here.As no one else could ever be Meryl Streep's Sophie in SOPHIE'S CHOICE,so no one else could ever be Montenegro's Dora.It just simply does not get better than this.Her performance is simply arresting.You'll love Dora and you will hate Dora,but one thing's for sure-you will see Dora totally and memorably brought to life by a true actress among actresses.

Truly authentic.......2007-01-12

As an adoptive father, I have helped my children seek their adoptive parents, and so know the joys, and sorrows, of such searches. This is an incrediblely well acted, but even more wonderfully believable. Emotional, of course, but not overly. The action is fast and the subtitles that are on the screen for seconds may be a challenge for some, but even so its truly authentic.

In a nutshell, recommended..........2006-04-08

Just in case you are in a hurry, I will begin this review in a non-traditional way, that is by the end. So, in a nutshell, I believe that "Central Station" is an excellent Brazilian film that you are highly likely to enjoy.

The reasons for that opinion are many. Are you interested in them? Well:

1- To start with, the plot is engaging. There are two main characters. One of them is Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), a somewhat cynic retired teacher that earns money writing letters for illiterate people in Rio de Janeiro?s Central Station. The other main character is Josue (Vinicius de Oliveira), a young boy who meets Dora when his mother pays her to write a letter to Josue?s long lost father, someone that Josue longs to meet but that lives far away. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Josue ends up under Dora?s wing. The question is, will Dora help him to pursue his dream of meeting his father?

2- Secondly, this film is directed by Walter Salles. If you have already watched another of his films, no further explanations are needed. If you haven?t, it is hight time you did. I specially recommend you to start with "Behind the sun" (= "Abril despeda?ado") and "The Motorcycle Diaries" :)

3- Finally, "Central Station" has a talented cast that lightens the screen, and that makes justice to a story that we wouldn?t appreciate so much if the film had actors not capable of expressing so well the nuances of what their characters are feeling.

All in all, recommended :)

Belen Alcat

The Disappearing World: Masai Women - The Masai of Kenia

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A glimpse into the recent past of the Masai.

The Disappearing World: Masai Women - The Masai of Kenia
Director: Chris Curling
Manufacturer: SHANACHIE
ProductGroup: DVD
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Disappearing World - Ongka's Big Moka: The Kawelka of Papua New Guinea
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ASIN: B0000B1ODI
Release Date: 2003-09-23

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A glimpse into the recent past of the Masai........2006-09-05

Although I live in South American rather than Africa where I am a producer of videos on Amazonian Indians, I am also interested in indigenous people of Africa. This video gives a glimpse into the recent past of the Masai, but without knowledge of present day Masai society it is difficult for me to acertain if their hypotheses were correct (i.e. if their world was really disappearing). What really interests me is how we can maintain Masai culture and prevent it from "disappearing."

Arthur Cohn Presents (American Dream/Behind the Sun/Black and White in Color/A Brief Vacation/Central Station/Dangerous Moves/The Garden of the Finzi-Continis/One Day in September/Two Bits)

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Arthur Cohn Presents (American Dream/Behind the Sun/Black and White in Color/A Brief Vacation/Central Station/Dangerous Moves/The Garden of the Finzi-Continis/One Day in September/Two Bits)
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro , Marília Pêra , Vinícius de Oliveira , Soia Lira , and Othon Bastos
Director: Walter Salles , Vittorio De Sica , and Kevin Macdonald
Manufacturer: Homevision
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ASIN: B0001689WY
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Description

In the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Arthur Cohn has received more Oscars® than any other producer. He is the only foreign film producer to have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. Home Vision Entertainment is proud to present this unique collection of highly acclaimed films produced by the legendary Arthur Cohn, available exclusively from HVe in this special nine-disc collector's set.

Assembled and distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, this homage to Academy Award™-winning Producer Arthur Cohn is an unprecedented collaboration among Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Classics, Paramount Pictures,
Universal Studios, Miramax Studios, and Buena Vista's Home Entertainment Group.

This unique set features the following films, produced by Arthur Cohn, on DVD:
American Dream, Behind the Sun, Black and White in Color, Sky Above Mud Below, A Brief Vacation ,The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, One Day in September, Two Bits, and Dangerous Moves

Oscar™ and Academy Award™ are the registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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GREAT UNTIL THE END!

Hood Angels [Region 2]
Starring: Juvenile , Kenia Brown , Allison Nurse , Kita Sha , and Armont Casale
Director: Paul Wynne
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0000A1M4G

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GREAT UNTIL THE END!.......2005-06-20

I LOVE A MOVIE WITH SUSPENSE!
I LIKE THE ENDING!
JUVENILE DID GOOD, TO ME!
I REALLY ENJOYED IT!
I LIKE THE MOVIE!

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The Entertainers
Starring: Bill Erwin , Don Fernando , Linda Gray , Kenia , and Mark Lonow
Director: Paul Schneider
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000C8Q9KU
Release Date: 2006-01-31

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A journey to be remembered
lovely
Perhaps one of the finest woman's role ever written or acted!!!
Truly authentic
In a nutshell, recommended...

Central Station [Region 2]
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro , Marília Pêra , Vinícius de Oliveira , Soia Lira , and Othon Bastos
Director: Walter Salles
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Customer Reviews:

A journey to be remembered.......2007-07-05

lovely.......2007-03-22

Perhaps one of the finest woman's role ever written or acted!!!.......2007-02-17

Truly authentic.......2007-01-12

In a nutshell, recommended..........2006-04-08

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GREAT UNTIL THE END!

Hood Angels
Starring: Juvenile , Kenia Brown , Allison Nurse , Kita Sha , and Armont Casale
Director: Paul Wynne
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ASIN: B00008R9KV
Release Date: 2003-05-20

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GREAT UNTIL THE END!.......2005-06-20

I LOVE A MOVIE WITH SUSPENSE!
I LIKE THE ENDING!
JUVENILE DID GOOD, TO ME!
I REALLY ENJOYED IT!
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Kenia

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Hood Angels
Starring: Juvenile , Kenia Brown , Allison Nurse , Kita Sha , and Armont Casale
Director: Paul Wynne
Manufacturer: Loose Cannon Films
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ASIN: B0000CBY05
Release Date: 2003-05-20

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GREAT UNTIL THE END!.......2005-06-20

I LOVE A MOVIE WITH SUSPENSE!
I LIKE THE ENDING!
JUVENILE DID GOOD, TO ME!
I REALLY ENJOYED IT!
I LIKE THE MOVIE!

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Central Station [Region 2]
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro , Marília Pêra , Vinícius de Oliveira , Soia Lira , and Othon Bastos
Director: Walter Salles
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