The film starring Fernanda Torres could compete for the award in 2025
“I’m Still Here” will be the Brazilian representative in the Brazilian Academy of Cinema’s 2025 Oscar race. The news comes after the film won the prize at the Venice Film Festival for best screenplay and was included in the selection of 10 international festivals.
With this in mind Celebrities and Celebrities has decided to list five other national films that have already competed for an Oscar. Let’s go!
Spider Woman’s Kiss
In the 1985 film, two prisoners share the same cell and learn to live together and respect each other. One of them is homosexual and, through the stories he tells, he distracts his cellmate, a political prisoner who suffers from the distance from the woman he loves.
Despite having an American production involved (and not being considered Brazilian by many), “Kiss of the Spider Woman” also has a lot of Brazil. At the time, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best film, best adapted screenplay, best director and best actor: a statuette that the North American protagonist took home.
What is it, man?
The journalist Fernando and his friend César embrace the armed struggle against the military dictatorship in the late 1960s, after the publication of AI-5. The two enlist in a left-wing guerrilla group and, in one of the militant group’s actions, César suffers at the hands of the military. Fernando then plans to kidnap the United States ambassador to Brazil, Charles Burke Elbrick, to negotiate the freedom of César and other imprisoned comrades.
The film was nominated for “Best International Film”, but lost the statuette to the Dutch “Karakter”.
Central Brazil
Definitely one of Brazil’s most iconic – and controversial – nominations in Oscar history. In the film we meet Dora, a bitter former teacher, who makes a living by writing letters to illiterates, who dictate what they want to say to their families. Pocket the money without even posting the letters. One day Josué, the nine-year-old son of one of his clients, finds himself alone when his mother dies in a bus accident. He is reluctant to care for the boy, but joins him on a journey into the interior of the Northeast to search for Josué’s father, whom he has never met.
The film received nominations for best international film and best actress, with our protagonist Fernanda Montenegro. However, the Brazilian, who was the favorite to win the award, lost the sweetheart statuette to Gwyneth Paltrow in “Shakespeare”.
City of God
Another film that made Brazilian history at the Oscars was “City of God” – which recently also got a spin-off series. In the film we meet Buscapé, a poor, black and sensitive young man, who grows up in a universe of great violence. He lives in Cidade de Deus, a favela in Rio known for being one of the most violent places in Rio. Frightened by the possibility of becoming a criminal, Buscapé saves himself from his fate thanks to his talent as a photographer, which allows him to do so. pursue a career in the profession. It is through his gaze behind the camera that he analyzes daily life in the favela where he lives, where violence seems to be endless.
Being a 100% Brazilian production, it broke the record by being the first to collect four Oscar nominations: best director, best adapted screenplay, best editing and best cinematography.
Dizzying democracy
Finally, the latest Brazilian film nominated for an Oscar: “Democracia em Vertigem”. In fact, the documentary, available on Netflix, gave a behind-the-scenes look at Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial in the country.
Nominated in the Best Documentary category, Petra Costa’s film ended up losing the award to “Indústria Americana”.
Source: Terra
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