Central Station (1998)

17 out of 20 people found the following review helpful:

julia_davison from ROCHFORD, 26th September, 2004

Ignore previous review ' a jolly good film for the ladies' - please!! Totally irrelvant as to what sex you are in order to enjoy this film. Its beautifully filmed and completely takes you into the hustle and bustle that is Central Station. Tale of a young boy and an older, bitter woman thrown together and a 'coming of age' for them both. Highlights things we take for granted like literacy, social services etc. If you enjoy this film and havent seen Cinema Paradiso - why not?!

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13 out of 19 people found the following review helpful:

a real brazilan treat

sion from Warwickshire, 26th November, 2003

I am becoming a real fan of Brazilian films, they don't waste their time with special FX, love stories or famous actors. They get on with the story and the stories are invariably strong.

This film is about a retired teacher that is bored with her life writing letters for illiterate people at Rio station. She teams up with an unlikley young boy and together they travel from the relative comforts of Rio to some of the poorest regions in the North East of Brazil.

Its an easy film to watch and gives an accurate insight in to the Brazilian way of life.

If you don't mind subtitles this is a great film to watch.

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6 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Thumbs up

Tim from Norwich, UK, 16th January, 2006

Very well-made, well-acted film. There are moments of tragedy and it is often very moving, but it never sinks into sentimentality. It shows some of the same world that City of God exposed a few years later (crime, police brutality, horrible new suburbs for the poor) but without the macho aesthetic: a beautiful, gentle film.

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6 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

A jewel from the international cinema

cessnita from London, 20th November, 2003

A must see film. Extremely rich in literature. Very touching argument describing what really happens in life. A raw view from Brazil that could apply anywhere.

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Moving story

Jurgen from from Haddington, 13th July, 2008

Very moving fim - touching story about the relationship between a woman and a little orphan boy

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wonderful

markyl1973 from from Brighton, 30th June, 2008

Heart warming, sad, funny, original, totally watchable Watch it

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Nice little film

nikdubrov from , 25th June, 2008

Good quality film. Entertaining; simple; effective with some great acting. Recommended

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Customer Review

A Customer from UK, 23rd June, 2008

A little dull really. Like a lot of these South American films the acting can be pretty dire. There is a lot of reliance on the kind of pioneering fascination with a new view of Brazil.

It is quite a nice little story, but will probably mostly appeal to the artsy types who aren't prepared to face up to sentimentality unless it has subtitles.

Nothing really very complex or particularly moving here, more the opposite showing a lot of the horrors of living in a poor country.

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