With this Oscar, the South American giant marks a before and after in his tour in world cinema and celebrates a milestone in his film industry.
Brazil celebrated its first Oscar In the best international film category with “Ainda Esou here”the film directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegrowhich won the great favorite, the French “Emilia Pérez”.
Upon receiving the prize, Salles dedicated the award to Eunice Paviathe woman in which the story is inspired: “After the loss he suffered during a terrible regime, he decided not to bend and resist,” said the filmmaker.
He also highlighted the work of the main actresses: “This award is also for the two extraordinary women who gave him life: Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro.”
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A resistance story in full dictatorship in Brazil
“Ainda Esou here” tell the story of A mother who must reinvent himself after losing her family for an act of arbitrary violence during the military dictatorship in Brazil, in 1971. The interpretation of Fernanda Torres had already been recognized with the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama movie and also earned a nomination to the Oscars.
The Brazilian film won the list of:
- “Emilia Pérez” (France)
- “Flow” (Latvia)
- “The Seed of Sacred Feed” (Germany)
- “The girl with the needle” (Denmark)
Salles’s film had already won the Goya for Best Ibero -American Film and was nominated in the BAFTA. With this Oscar, Brazil makes history in world cinema and celebrates a milestone in its film industry.
Source: Ambito
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