I'm Still Here
Academy Award × 1
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A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
What critics thought
Walter Salles's portrait of a family searching for truth under Brazil's military dictatorship has drawn near-universal critical admiration, with the main point of discussion being structural rather than evaluative — whether the film's time-jump epilogues, set decades after the central drama, improve or slightly unsettle the emotional arc. Fernanda Torres's performance as Eunice is the dominant talking point, with critics competing to describe its layers of suppressed grief and quiet defiance; a secondary fascination runs through the casting of Torres's real-life mother, Fernanda Montenegro, as the elderly Eunice in the film's later section.
“Classical in form but radical in empathy, I'm Still Here arguably does not need the follow-up sections—one set in 1996 and the other in 2014—that somewhat alter the emotional rhythm. But on the other hand, these characters are so vivid that we don't want to leave them either”
Jessica Kiang·Variety
“never over-labours the film's emotional beats, relying instead on Torres' magnificent, intricately layered performance to drive the picture”
Wendy Ide·Screen Daily
“a gripping, profoundly touching film with a deep well of pathos. It's one of Salles' best”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorWalter Salles
StarringFernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Maria Manoella
ComposerWarren Ellis
I'm Still Here
Academy Award × 1
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
What critics thought
Walter Salles's portrait of a family searching for truth under Brazil's military dictatorship has drawn near-universal critical admiration, with the main point of discussion being structural rather than evaluative — whether the film's time-jump epilogues, set decades after the central drama, improve or slightly unsettle the emotional arc. Fernanda Torres's performance as Eunice is the dominant talking point, with critics competing to describe its layers of suppressed grief and quiet defiance; a secondary fascination runs through the casting of Torres's real-life mother, Fernanda Montenegro, as the elderly Eunice in the film's later section.
“Classical in form but radical in empathy, I'm Still Here arguably does not need the follow-up sections—one set in 1996 and the other in 2014—that somewhat alter the emotional rhythm. But on the other hand, these characters are so vivid that we don't want to leave them either”
Jessica Kiang·Variety
“never over-labours the film's emotional beats, relying instead on Torres' magnificent, intricately layered performance to drive the picture”
Wendy Ide·Screen Daily
“a gripping, profoundly touching film with a deep well of pathos. It's one of Salles' best”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorWalter Salles
StarringFernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Maria Manoella
ComposerWarren Ellis
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