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WALTER SALLES: It was buried inside me for decades, because the facts at the heart of I’m Still Here are ones I witnessed as an adolescent. When I was 13 years old I met the middle sister of ...
Walter Salles' drama I'm Still Here enjoyed a buzzy world premiere in competition at Venice, with Fernanda Torres’ lead performance putting her among the hot contenders for the best actress ...
Oscar-winner Walter Salles, fresh from scoring the best international feature statuette for "I'm Still Here," discussed the impact of his political drama on youth audiences in Brazil and ...
WALTER SALLES: The source of the project is really based on this overlapping between the personal, the memories I have of adolescence in the house in the heart of the film, ...
Oscar-winner Walter Salles, fresh from scoring the best international feature statuette for “I’m Still Here,” discussed the impact of his political drama on youth audiences in Brazil and ...
Walter Salles (Todd Williamson) “As we started to adapt the screenplay,” Salles said, “we realized that the zeitgeist was changing. The extreme right was rising in Brazil, as it did in so ...
Walter Salles tells IndieWire about his new film 'I'm Still Here,' which is now Brazil's entry for the Best International Feature Film Oscar.
When Walter Salles first read the novel “I’m Still Here,” written by his childhood friend Marcelo Rubens Paiva, it took him back to his adolescence. A time when Brazil hadn’t completely ...
Walter Salles, left, director of the film "I'm Still Here," and cast member Fernanda Torres pose for a portrait to promote the film, Nov. 13, 2024, in West Hollywood, Calif.. Credit: AP/Chris Pizzello ...
Director Walter Salles uses cinematic language, skillfully blending color, sound, and camera techniques to tell his stories The Brazilian director’s films include The Motorcycle Diaries, Central ...
Walter Salles grew up with Rubens Paiva's family. His new film, 'I'm Still Here' tells what happened when Paiva was murdered by Brazilian authorities.
People are always on a journey in the films of Walter Salles. His 1998 breakout film Central Station saw an abandoned nine-year-old go looking for the father he’s never known, while 2004’s The ...