Central Station (1998)
Directed by Walter Salles · 111 min · Drama
76.5 TOPICAL score · #489 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Central Station (1998, directed by Walter Salles) has a TOPICAL score of 76.5 - ranked 489 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 8 awards from 18 nominations, including the Golden Bear. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (1,086 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages.
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (1,086 ratings)
- Awards8 wins, 18 nominations - incl. Golden Bear; Silver Bear for Best Actress; BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages
- Still read7,420 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Othon Bastos
“In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics Association aka Abraccine voted Central Station the 11th greatest Brazilian film of all time, in its list of the 100 best Brazilian films.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10