Central do Brasil (1998)
Dora, ex-institutrice, gagne sa vie en écrivant des lettres pour les migrants illettrés à la gare centrale de Rio. Ana et son jeune fils Josue font appel à ses services pour retrouver le père de Josue. Lorsque Dora rentre dans son petit appartement de banlieue, elle fait le tri des lettres de la journée, en envoie certaines, jette les autres et en garde une partie dans un tiroir. C'est ce qui arrive à la lettre de Josue. Quand sa mère meurt, renversée par un bus, Josue demande à Dora de l'aider à retrouver son père. D'abord insensible, Dora finit par accepter de l'aider.
Directeur:
Walter Salles
écrivains:
Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles.
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Fernanda Montenegro as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira |
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Vinícius de Oliveira as Josué Fontenele de Paiva |
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Marília Pêra as Irene |
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Othon Bastos as César |
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Otávio Augusto as Pedrão |
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Matheus Nachtergaele as Isaías Paiva |
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Caio Junqueira as Moisés Paiva |
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Stella Freitas as Yolanda |
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Maria Menezes as Waitress |
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Sergio Kato as Dora's Client |
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Soia Lira as Ana Fontenele |
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Rita Assemany as Jessé's Wife |
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Harildo Déda as Bené |
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Gildásio Leite as Man on the bus |
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Nanego Lira as Nordeste preacher |
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José Pereira da Silva as Dora's Client |
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Everaldo Pontes as Dora's Client |
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Inaldo Santana as Dora's Client |
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Gideon Rosa as Jessé |
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Antonieta Noronha as Violeta |
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Socorro Nobre as Dora's Client |
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Iami Rebouças as Woman in the photograph |
| Camera | Walter Carvalho | Director of Photography |
| Art | Cassio Amarante | Production Design |
| Writing | Marcos Bernstein | Screenplay |
| Writing | João Emanuel Carneiro | Screenplay |
| Production | Elisa Tolomelli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Donald Ranvaud | Executive Producer |
| Art | Mônica Costa | Set Designer |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Brisson | Sound Designer |
| Production | Thomas Garvin | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Walter Salles | Director |
| Production | Paulo Carlos De Brito | Producer |
| Production | Jack Gajos | Producer |
| Production | Sérgio Machado | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Camargo | Costume Design |
| Sound | François Groult | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Isabelle Rathery | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antoine Garabedian | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Marcelo Larrea | Set Designer |
| Writing | Walter Salles | Screenplay |
| Production | Afonso Coaracy | Line Producer |
| Editing | Felipe Lacerda | Editor |
| Art | Carla Caffé | Production Design |
| Sound | Mark A. Van Der Willigen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Antonio Pinto | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Arthur Cohn | Producer |
| Production | Lillian Birnbaum | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bruno Tarrière | Sound mixer |
| Sound | Jaques Morelenbaum | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Walter Salles | Producer |
| Lighting | Júnior Malta | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
| Directing | Kátia Lund | Assistant Director |
| Directing | João Emanuel Carneiro | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Paula Chevallet | Thanks |
| Camera | Marcelo Brasil | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Sergio Farjalla Jr. | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Vinicius Coimbra | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sérgio Machado | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Yvan Lucas | Color Timer |
| Sound | Zezé di Camargo | Additional Soundtrack |
| Sound | Luciano Camargo | Additional Soundtrack |