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An Oscar-nominated film sparks a reckoning with Brazil’s dictatorship
The scene captures Brazil’s approach to the legacy of its dictatorship, which ruled from 1964 to 1985. Unlike in Argentina, ...
'It's exactly what the country needs': How Brazil propelled drama I'm Still Here to be this year's Oscars dark horse
Starring Fernanda Torres and centring on a family torn apart by Brazil's military dictatorship, I'm Still Here is up for ...
I’m Still Here film review — Oscar-nominated portrait of Brazil has darkly good timing
Yet the sky is blue, and the beaches full. And facing the sands in Rio is the loud and loving home of genial former ...
Oscar-worthy performance explores political turmoil in 1970s Brazil
It begins with a gorgeously vibrant depiction of a middle-class family enjoying life beside the seaside in 1970s Rio de ...
Who is the only Brazilian to win an Oscar?
Brazilian films and filmmakers have been nominated for dozens of Oscars over the years, but so far, only person has won an ...
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Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer’s 7 most stunning works to see around the world
By freeing concrete from its straightjacket, Oscar Niemeyer gave birth to a new architectural language in the 20th century.
Fernanda Torres is making the Oscar run of her life. For Brazilians, she’s already won something larger
The Academy Award nominee speaks about her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar campaigning and the love and support she feels ...
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Jeremy Strong to star in The Boys from Brazil show, about the plot to clone Hitler
Jeremy Strong will play a Nazi hunter in a new Netflix show based on The Boys From Brazil, which was made into a movie in the ...
Oscar-nominated film 'I'm Still Here' explores Brazil's 1970's military dictatorship
Actress Fernanda Torres is nominated for a Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar for her performance in 'I'm Still Here,' a film which takes place in Rio De Janeiro in the 1970s and focuses on a woman ...
An Oscar frontrunner is based on a true story – but whose truth is it?
I’m Still Here’ is inspired by the ‘disappearance’ of a real-life congressman in Seventies Brazil, and directed by Walter Salles, a childhood friend of the congressman’s family. It’s just the latest ...
'I'm Still Here' earning an Oscar nomination for Best Picture 'still feels extraordinary,' its producer says
The Brazilian film earned three Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress for its star, Fernanda Torres.
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Fernanda Torres is making the Oscar run of her life. For Brazilians, she's already won something larger
Speaking to The Times in 2019, Brazilian acting legend Fernanda Montenegro described receiving an Academy Award nomination 20 years earlier for her role in Walter Salles’ “Central Station ...