The Brazilian actress was the subject of a long report in the North American newspaper this Saturday 14th and compared her career to that of her mother, Fernanda Montenegro; see highlights
Fernanda Torres has been identified as a potential candidate for the Oscar best actress for her work in I’m still here in a report published in The New York Times this Saturday the 14th.
Titled “Box office success in Brazil raises expectations for the Oscars – and a showdown”the report highlights the figures of Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro, recalling the older woman’s Oscar nomination for Central do Brasil in 1999.
Fernanda Torres’ Oscar chances, according to the NYT
“She [Montenegro] lost to Gwyneth Paltrow, and Brazil has never overcome what many consider an injustice”, underlines the text, which states that Walter Salles’ film is expected to be nominated for best international film, since ” has won over audiences and critics abroad”, “but Torres’ chances are more uncertain”.
“Torres is catching Hollywood’s attention as a potential candidate to compete for the coveted golden statuette, thanks to a role that has sparked a movie fever – and a reckoning – in Latin America’s largest country,” yes reads in the article.
The NYT also mentions the nomination for best actress at the Golden Globes, and the post that the official profile of the Academy, which organizes the Oscars, made with a photo of Fernanda Torres, which reached 820 thousand comments.
The newspaper comments that “it may be difficult to compete with names like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman”, but, “if nominated, Torres will follow a path very similar to that of her mother”.
There are also statements from Fernanda Torres. Among them is that “It would be an incredible story if I were there after my mother. Now I consider it impossible to win.”
New York Times Highlights I’m still here
The North American newspaper addresses the theme of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985), underlining that “for younger Brazilians, the film offers a glimpse of a reality they only knew from school books”. There is a short story of the Paiva family, around which the film revolves, and a comparison with recent times, citing the comments of former president Jair Bolsonaro regarding the period of the military regime.
“The film quickly established itself as a national treasure, breaking box office records and overshadowing the usual blockbusters like Wicked and Gladiator 2?,” the text reads.
Source: Terra
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