A Masterpiece: Rated 4.2 out of 5, this is a must see movie this week!

More than twelve years after the road movie On the Road, directed by Gareth Hedlund, Sam Riley and Kristen Stewart, Walter Salles returns to the cinema with I’m Still Here. This intimate and political dramatic thriller, awarded at Venice and Golden Globes, was very well received by the French press: its average is 4.2 out of 5 (on AlloCiné, 30 for media).

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Rio, 1971, under a military dictatorship. Paiva’s big house, near the beach, is a haven of life, common words, games, meetings. Until the day when men from the regime arrive to arrest the father of the family, Rubens, who disappears without a trace. His wife Eunice and his five children will then lead a fierce battle in search of the truth…

What does the press think?

According to La Tribune Dimanche:

“To describe this dark page of Brazilian history, Walter Salles chooses to combine intimate chronicle and collective history, individual fate and political aspects. All this with great narrative efficiency, without allowing overly simple emotions to prevail. A country under a dictatorship.” Aurelien Cabrol – 5/5

According to Le Parisien:

“Brazil’s Heartbreaking Tragedy.” Author of Reno Baronian – 5/5

According to Konbini:

“Great writer and director, great subject, great cast. I’m still here, only a great movie can be, and it’s more than we could have asked for.” by the editors – 4/5

According to Les Fiches du Cinéma:

“The great return of Walter Sales, with this historical melodrama, driven by an inner desire for justice and whose richness transcends genres.” by Michael Genam – 4/5

According to Liberation:

A beautiful story of resilience that is also a reminder and cautionary tale.” Michael Genami – 4/5

According to Nice-Matin:

“Brazilian Walter Salles is a rare filmmaker and every one of his renditions, Central do Brasil and Carnets de voyage and On the Road. It is once again Je suis always there. A thrilling drama that remembers the dictatorship that happened in his in the country in the 1970s.” By Cedric Coppola – 4/5

According to the positive:

“Walter Sales combines the individual struggle of this woman, the guardian of the memory of her destroyed family, and the collective story of the slow recovery of a country damaged by the crimes of the dictatorship.” By Frederic Ballon – 4/5

According to Cahiers du Cinéma:

“Echoing the seventies doesn’t just sacrifice the pleasure of nostalgic recovery, but subtly speaks to the illusory hope of a carefree existence in the face of totalitarian oppression that gradually makes everyday life unbearable.” by Thierry Méranger – 3/5