Central Station (1998)
“Central do Brasil”.
Drama
Central Station is drama film directed by Walter Salles, starring Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira. The screenplay, adapted by João Emanuel Carneiro and Marcos Bernstein from a story by its director Walter Salles, tells the story of a young boy’s friendship with a jaded middle-aged woman.
Bitter former schoolteacher Dora (Fernanda Montenegro) supports herself by taking dictation from illiterate people in Rio de Janeiro who want to write letters to their families and then pocketing their money without ever mailing the envelopes. One day, Josue (Vinícius de Oliveira), the 9-year-old son of one of her clients, is left alone when his mother is killed in a bus accident. Reluctantly taking him in, Dora joins the boy on a road trip to find his long-missing father.
Director: Walter Salles
Writers: Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles
Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira, Othon Bastos, Matheus Nachtergaele, Caio Junqueira
►Cast:
Fernanda Montenegro | ► | Isadora |
Marília Pêra | ► | Irene |
Vinícius de Oliveira | ► | Josué |
Soia Lira | ► | Ana |
Othon Bastos | ► | Cezar |
Otávio Augusto | ► | Pedrão |
Stela Freitas | ► | Yolanda |
Matheus Nachtergaele | ► | Isaías |
Caio Junqueira | ► | Moisés |
Socorro Nobre | ► | Dora’s Client |
Manoel Gomes | ► | Dora’s Client |
Roberto Andrade | ► | Dora’s Client |
Sheyla Kenia | ► | Dora’s Client |
Malcon Soares | ► | Dora’s Client |
Maria Fernandes | ► | Dora’s Client |
Maria Marlene | ► | Dora’s Client |
Christano Camargo | ► | Dora’s Client |
Jorseba-Sebastiano Oliveira | ► | Dora’s Client |
Andréa Albuquerque | ► | Dora’s Client |
Sidney Antunes | ► | Crente |
Rita Assemany | ► | Jessé’s Wife |
João Braz | ► | Photo stall owner |
Patrícia Brás | ► | Dora’s Client |
Marcelo Carneiro | ► | The thief |
Telma Cunha | ► | Lipstick woman |
José Pedro da Costa Filho | ► | Cameló |
Felícia de Castro | ► | Cashier |
Marcos de Lima | ► | Bené’s Son |
Preto de Linha | ► | Shoeshine Man |
Harildo Deda | ► | Bené |
Antonio Dos Santos | ► | Dora’s Client |
Berto Filho | ► | Romeiro 1 |
Fernando Fulco | ► | F-street man |
Gildasio Leite | ► | Man in the bus |
Sônia Leite | ► | Woman in the bus 1 |
Edivaldo Lima | ► | Jessé’s Son |
Nanego Lira | ► | Nordeste preacher |
Diego Lopes Filho | ► | Cachier |
Dona Luzia | ► | Pilgrim singingin truck |
Antônio Marcos | ► | Singer |
Mário Mendes | ► | João – Yolanda’s husband |
Maria Menezes | ► | Waitress |
Estelina Moreira da Silva | ► | Woman in the bus 2 |
Esperança Motta | ► | Prostituta |
Manuel José Neves | ► | Walkman owner |
Antonieta Noronha | ► | Violeta |
José Pereira da Silva | ► | Dora’s Client |
Zezão Pereira | ► | Bus driver |
Everaldo Pontes | ► | Dora’s Client |
José Ramos | ► | Pilgrims’ driver |
Iami Rebouças | ► | Woman of the photo |
João Rodrigues | ► | Praying pilgrim 2 |
Gideon Rosa | ► | Jessé |
Inaldo Santana | ► | Dora’s Client in Nordeste |
Cícero Santos | ► | Dora’s Client |
Dona Severina | ► | Praying pilgrim 1 |
Eliane Silva | ► | Dora’s Client |
Ingrid Trigueiro | ► | Dora’s Client |
Sergio Kato | ► | Dora’s Client |