CinemaWhat does Fernanda Torres think about not being the first option for I’m Still Here?

In an interview, Fernanda Torres(Slaps & Kisses) talked about not having been his first choice Walter Salles(Central Brazil) to star I’m Still Herewhich earned her the Golden Globe for Best Actress, making her the first Brazilian artist to win the category in the history of the Hollywood awards.

Initially, Salles I wanted the actress Mariana Lima (In Rancho Fundo) in the role of Eunice Paivabut the actress, who studied the script, ended up refusing the proposal due to personal problems. It was then that Fernanda Torres entered the scene and, for the actress, her background in comedy was perhaps what left her as a second option for the filmmaker:

“Of course I’m a dramatic actress, but I’m best known for two great comedies”the actress explained to Varietyreferring to The Normals (2001-2003) and Slaps & Kisses (2011-2015). “I think I did a lot of comedy so that the walter think of me”he added.

Torres even said that his mother’s choice, Fernanda Montenegro (The Invisible Life), to live the older version of Eunice ended up helping with his casting: “My mother was already in the film, and he [Walter] Said he wanted my opinion”explained the actress. “It was an amazing script, but I never thought he would ask me. Which is good, because there was no tension between us.”

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 Torres and Fernanda Montenegrothe film also features 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 for I’m Still Here:

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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