97th edition of the biggest cinema awards, which features Walter Salles feature among competitors, will take place next Sunday, March 2
Next Sunday, March 2, it happens The 97th Oscar Awards Ceremonythe greatest honor of cinema. This year, the celebration is even more special: I’m still herelong directed by Walter Salles (Central do Brasil) and starring FERNANDA TORRES (Tapas & Kisses), competes in three categories and has great chances of winning the first golden statuette for Brazil.
Besides better international film and best actress (for FERNANDA TORRES), the production still competes in the main category of the Oscar, the best film, a feat conquered by Brazil once in 1986, with The Kiss of Spider-Womanfrom Hector Babenco.
However, the dispute is not easy: titles like Anorafrom Sean Baker(Florida Project), and Conclavefrom Edward Berger(Nothing new on the front), were highlights in the awards season and are strong competitors for the prize. Next, remember all the nominees the best movie on Oscar 2025 and learn where to watch each one of them:
I’m still here
Based on the book of the same name of MARCELO RUBENS PAIVA, I’m still here is set in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1970s, amid the military dictatorship, and tells the story of Eunice (FERNANDA TORRES), mother of five, who engages in an endless search for the truth after her husband, Rubens (Selton MelloThe Auto of Compadecida 2), being taken by police to the landscape and disappearing.
Where to watch? On display in Brazilian theaters.
Anora
The film tells the story of Ani (Mikey MadisonPanic), a stripper in Las Vegas, who ends up in love madly in the son of a Russian oligarch, and believes that when marrying the young man, his life will change for the better.
Where to watch? On display in Brazilian theaters.
The brutalist
Production tells the story of the visionary architect LUASZLÓ TOTH (Adrien BrodyThe pianist) and his wife, Erzsébet (Felicity JonesThe theory of everything), which in 1947 escaped from Europe devastated by war to start over and help shape modern America. However, the arrival of an enigmatic client radically changes the course of his lives.
Where to watch? On display in Brazilian theaters.
A complete unknown
The biography portrays the journey of a young man Bob Dylan (Timothée ChalametCall me by your name) from Minnesota to New York to meet the singer Woody Guthrie (SCOOT MCNAIRYBlonde) during an iconic presentation, which took place in 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival, when he inserted an electric guitar into his show and led the folk admirers to madness.
Where to watch? On display in Brazilian theaters From this Thursday, February 27.
Conclave
The feature follows one of the most secret and old events in the world: the choice of a new Pope. After the unexpected death of the current pontiff, the cardinal Lawrence (Ralph FiennesSchindler’s list) is in charge of conducting this confidential process. The most powerful leaders of the Catholic Church around the world gather in the Vatican corridors to participate in the selection, each with its own ambitions.
Where to watch? On display in Brazilian theaters.
Dune: Part 2
In the second part of the story, Paul (Timothée Chalamet) and your mother, Lady Jessica Atreides (Rebecca FergusonThe king of the show), are together Chani (ZendayaSpider-Man: No return home) and the Fremen, old residents of Arrakis. Together they plan to gather an army of allies to combat the relentless Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan SkarsgårdThor: Love and Thunder).
Where to watch? Available at Max.
Emilia Pérez
In Emilia Pérez, Zoë Saldaña (Avatar: The Water Path) interprets a lawyer, who is sought by a drug cartel leader, lived by Karla Sofa Gasco (Rebel), and receives the unexpected proposal to help him with a secret plan: to become the woman who has always dreamed.
Where to watch? On display in Brazilian theaters.
The Nickel Reformat
Based on the novel of Cranon WhiteheadPulitzer Prize winner, The Nickel Reformat accompany the friendship between Elwood (Ethan HerrisseEyes that condemn) and Turner (Brandon WilsonThe way back), two black teenagers, who are in the custody of a youth reform in Florida, in the United States of the 1960s, marked by the struggle for civil rights.
Where to watch? Available at Prime Video From this Thursday, February 27.
The substance
The film narrates the decline of career as an actress of Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi MooreIndecent proposal), which accepts to try a mysterious drug. At first glance, the substance has extraordinary properties, being able to replicate cells and temporarily generate a rejuvenated and improved version of it, in the form of Sue (Margaret QualleyTypes of kindness).
Where to watch? Available at Mubi.
Wiced
The musical tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (Cynthia ErivoHarriet), before becoming the Witchand Glinda (Ariana GrandeDo not look up), the future Southern good witchwho become best friends, even with opposite personalities, different points of view and the dispute for the love of the same man.
Where to watch? Available for purchase and rent on digital platforms.
Rolling Stone Brazil Cinema Special
The cinema is the subject of the new special printed of the Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to seventh art lovers, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawhich reaches 85 years amid the release of his new movie, Megalópolisbold and millionaire endeavor financed by himself.
Undabase in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took about 40 years to get out of paper, the filmmaker defends the boldness of being creative of the film industry and opens, in good Portuguese, the influence of Brazil on his new movie: “Joy” .
The special also brings conversations with Walter Salles, FERNANDA TORRES and Selton Mello on I’m still herea chat about soundtracks with the conductor João Carlos Martinsan exclusive list of the 100 best films in history (50 national, 50 international), another list of the 101 largest trails in the history of cinema, one warm for the Oscar 2025 and the radar of globe, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 movies for the coming months.
The Special Cinema of Rolling Stone Brazil It is already on newsstands, but can also be bought at the EDITORA PROFILE store for R $ 29.90. Check it out:
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Also read:Who wins the best film award at Oscar 2025? Vote for your favorite!
Oscar 2025: Who wins the best film award? Vote for your favorite!
- I’m still here
- Anora
- The brutalist
- A complete unknown
- Conclave
- Dune: Part 2
- Emilia Pérez
- The Nickel Reformat
- The substance
- Wiced
Source: Rollingstone
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