Recently, the film starring Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro surpassed the 1 million viewer mark
Walter Sallesdirector of I’m Still HereBrazil’s candidate for the 2025 Oscar, confessed to being surprised by the film’s success in Brazilian cinemas. Recently, the novelty surpassed the one million viewer mark, just two weeks after its debut.
“The cinemas started to fill up completely, and we became the number one film in Brazil last weekend”he stated during a panel at Deadline Contenders Film held last Saturday, November 16th.
“We were a little shocked by this, I confess, because there was a Marvel film in second place”he added, referring to Venom: The Last Round.
“But much more important than the box office is the fact that people are going to the cinema again to have a collective experience”continued Salles. “People are staying until the end of the credits and are writing on social media about their experience in the theaters they were in.”
“[Ainda Estou Aqui] is becoming something of a cultural, sociological and political phenomenon. We couldn’t anticipate this, and that made me think now that literature, cinema and music can be incredible instruments against oblivion”added the filmmaker.
What is the story of I’m Still Here?
Based on the book of the same name by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, I’m Still Hereis set in Rio de Janeiro, in the early 1970s, amid the military dictatorship, and tells the story of Eunicemother of five children, who becomes involved in an endless search for the truth after her husband, Rubensbe taken away by plainclothes police and disappear.
The film stars Fernanda Torres (End), Fernanda Montenegro (The Invisible Life), Selton Mello (The Movie of My Life), Maeve Jinkings (Toll), Antonio Saboia (Private Destination), Humberto Carrão (Marighella) and Marjorie Estiano (Under pressure) in the cast.
Chances at Oscar 2025
Scott Feinbergexecutive awards editor at The Hollywood Reporterreleased a list with its predictions for the 97th edition of the Oscars, which will take place in March 2025, and placed I’m Still Herenew feature film Walter Salles (Central Brazil), among the finalists in four categories, including Best Film.
For the journalist, in addition to the main category, the novelty, which hits Brazilian cinemas on November 7, should guarantee a place among the nominees for Best Actress for Fernanda TorresBest Adapted Screenplay for Murilo Hauser (The Invisible Life) and Heitor Lorega (Mountain Sailor) — winners of the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival — and Best International Film.
Already Clayton Davissenior awards editor at Variety, reinforces the indication of I’m Still Here in Best International Film and also endorses a nomination for Best Director for Walter Sallesbut excludes the film from the Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress categories. Watch the trailer:
Rolling Stone Brazil film special
Cinema is the theme of the new printed special from Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to lovers of the seventh art, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawho turns 85 amid the release of his new film, Megalopolisa bold and million-dollar undertaking financed by himself.
Unshakable in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took around 40 years to get off the ground, the filmmaker defends the cinema industry’s boldness in being creative and opens up, in plain Portuguese, about Brazil’s influence in his new film: “Alegria” .
The special also features conversations with Walter Salles, Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello on I’m Still Herea chat about soundtracks with the maestro João Carlos Martinsan exclusive list with the 100 best films in history (50 national, 50 international), another list with the 101 greatest soundtracks in the history of cinema, a warm-up for Oscar 2025 and the release radar of Globoplay, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 Filmes for the coming months.
The movie special Rolling Stone Brazil It is already on newsstands, but can also be purchased at the Perfil publisher’s store for R$29.90. Check it out:
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SOURCE:Deadline
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Which 2025 release are you most looking forward to? Vote for your favorite movie!
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- Captain America: Brave New World (February 13)
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