Movie reviews
“I’m Still Here” (“Central Station”) by Brazilian filmmaker Walter Sales (“Central Station”) is a devastating and surprising story of a hero. Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) is a mother of five in Rio de Janeiro in 1970, raising her children during the horrifying period of Brazil’s military dictatorship. One day a group of men arrive at the door without warning and announce that they are taking Eunice’s husband Rubens (Selton Mello) with them for questions. At that moment, and its impact, changes family, especially Eunice. In particular, one night must become a strength and shield for the threatening world, one night and ultimately others.
Inspired by making the film with a memoir written by Eunice’s son Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Sales tells the story of Eunice in three acts. The second in Sao Paulo in the 1990s, older Eunice looked back. And in the short, unforgettable third act of 2014, she is now played by Fernanda Montenegro (Torres’ real-life mother, and she herself is a legendary Brazilian actor). In the previous sequence, Salles used film technology that brings us back to time, giving those scenes the soft, faded colour of old photographs, filmed by the budding filmmaker, the oldest child of Eunice It incorporates video. The final scene is almost surprisingly sharp and bright, and Eunice is a reminder that despite everything, he is here.
However, this saga mainly unfolds with one face. Torres’ Eunice has her softness in the early scenes. It can be seen that this woman enjoys the chaos of her home (she has three teenage daughters and two young children) and the circle of friends. Recently purchased plot house. However, suddenly Rubens is gone, and soon Eunice and one of her daughters are taken to question. Her lips tremble in the face of the interrogator, and although she appears to have quickly aged, she is determined. Finally, at home, she embraces her daughter with a new kind of strength. “Your mom is taking care of this now,” she says, all uncertainty has been expelled.
Torres’ Oscar-nominated performance (the film also has two other nods for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film) dominates “I’m Still Here” in the best way . This is a pause to fix the doll of a young girl after receiving the most devastating news, insisting that she smiles at the family photo in the newspaper despite the editors urging seriousness She’s a woman who does it. joy. This fascinating film is a tribute to an astonishing woman, and is a timely reminder of a darker time in the history of the country. And the vivid use of those clear pictures (particularly the real thing shown at the end) reminds us that our story will continue to live through the film.
