Central do Brasil 1998

Critics score:
94 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Salles directs simply and watchfully, with an eye that seems to penetrate all the characters who are encountered on Dora's and Josue's journey. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: As beautiful as it is wrenching. Read more

Houston Chronicle: Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: It'll probably work better if you're not terribly familiar with the movies that inspired it. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A richly tender and moving experience. Read more

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Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Central Station is both literate and emotionally-powerful -- an increasingly rare combination. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie's success rests largely on the shoulders of Fernanda Montenegro, an actress who successfully defeats any temptation to allow sentimentality to wreck her relationship with the child. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Fernanda Montenegro gives a landmark performance in the Brazilian film Central Station. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more

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