Fernanda Montenegro, Marilia Pera, Sonia Lira
Dora is a former school teacher who makes a living by writing letters for illiterate people passing through Rio de Janeiro's main train station, Central Station. Among her clients are Ana and her nine...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 13, 1999
Stats: 727 reviews
Beautiful film about a young boy looking for his father and the woman who helps him. Brilliantly acted by Fernanda Montenegro & Vinìcius de Oliveira and beautifully shot by Salles. I cried a little bit at the end!
I don't remember who recommended this movie to me but, whoever you are, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. :)
Dora: "I forget my father's face, too. Damn photos shouldn't be there to remind us. We should be able to forget. I left home at sixteen, and never saw my father again. Except for once... years later. I saw him in the street. I froze, then found the courage to go up to him. "Re...( read more)
The film is darker than standard road trip fare. Dora (Fernanda Montenegro) is a mean, cynical and condescending individual. She writes letters for illiterate people full of hope and dreams while she frequently mocks and discards letters soon after writing. She revels in the misf...( read more)
Interesting foreign film about an unscrupulous woman who decides to help a boy find his father after she witnesses his mother being killed. The living conditions in Brazil are so totally different than what we experience here in the US!
o filme mais bem escrito, dirigido e atuado, do cinema nacional. central do brasil foi o primeiro grande filme do cinema novo.
According this movie ,we were aware of sth about true love ,you should be full of confidence for yourself and you can find the keys of your life
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