Director spoke about the historic achievement of the actress, who became the first Brazilian artist to win the award for Best Actress in a Drama Film
Walter Sallesdirector of I’m Still Herecelebrated the historic conquest of Fernanda Torres in the 82nd edition of Golden Globewhich took place last Sunday (5). According to the filmmaker, the award recognized the “soul of the film” when handing over the statuette for Best Actress in a Drama Film to the film’s protagonist.
“It was an explosion of joy because the Nanda It’s the soul of the film”he told Folha de S. Paulo. “Exactly that was awarded, the soul of the film, and at the same time the owner Eunice Paiva [personagem de Torres]wonderful, our holy protector. I think she was accompanying us there, as she told us Marcelo [Rubens Paiva] and Ana Lu Paiva [filhos de dona Eunice]. It was an incredible moment.”
Salles further revealed that, while seeing Fernanda Torres take the stage to receive the award, recalled the actress’s mother, Fernanda Montenegrowho was nominated in the same category 25 years ago for her work on Central Brazilalso directed by the filmmaker, and spoke about his daughter’s moving speech, dedicated to the matriarch:
“That speech Nanda improvised, I thought it was so beautiful. The other speeches were sometimes very written and hers had nothing, it came from within. The strength of Nanda That’s it, he’s a person who is always in complete tune with himself. And that beautiful thing came out, from inside. We were very moved”he completed.
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 undercover police officers and disappear.
In addition to Fernanda Torresthe film also features 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. 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:Folha de S. Paulo
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