This fall, Walter Salles lastly returned along with his first characteristic in 12 twelve years, the shifting political/household drama I’m Still Here. Led by a powerhouse efficiency by Fernanda Torres alongside Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro, Sony Classics will give Brazil’s Oscar entry a qualifying run starting subsequent week in LA earlier than opening on January 17. Forward of the discharge, the U.S. trailer has arrived for the Venice, TIFF, and NYFF choice.
Here’s the synopsis: “Brazil, 1971. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a navy dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mom of 5 kids, is compelled to reinvent herself after her household suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the federal government. Primarily based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, this story portrays an essential a part of Brazil’s hidden historical past. “
Savina Petkova stated in her evaluate, “Torres is stellar, even with such a hermetic character. Eunice is stoic, almost saintly in her devotion to family, the expressions of which never manage to elevate I’m Still Here from visual flatness, its surprisingly deep commitment to conventional shot continuity, and an overblown duration of 135 minutes. Suffering cannot be measured, neither familial nor national, but on this occasion Salles has somehow failed to find the right cinematic framework for this biopic storytelling. The film feels uncalibrated, but not in the free-flowing, depth-exploring, liberated kind of way.”
See the trailer beneath.
