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"They named a brandy after Napoleon, they made a herring out of Bismarck,and Hitler is going to end up as a piece of cheese."

 

 

Walter Moreira Salles Júnior is a Brazilian filmmaker. 

A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time.

His accolades include an Academy Award acceptance for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe.

He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. 

We are showing his works  Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On The Road (2012). 

At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category.

Länge: 108 min.

Walter Salles: Central Station [Central do brasil] [OmeU] 1998, BR, FR, R: Walter Salles mit Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, 108 Min

Länge: 126 min.

Walter Salles: The Motorcycle Diaries [OmeU] Argentina, Brazil, United States, 2004, R: Walter Salles mit Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, 126 Min

Länge: 91 min.

Walter Salles: Behind the Sun [Abril Despedaçado] [OmeU] BR, CH, FR, 2002, R: Walter Salles mit Rodrigo Santoro, Jose Dumont, Wagner Moura, 91 Min

Länge: 124 min.

Walter Salles: On The Road [OmU, ENGLISH mit Deutschen Ut,] FR, US, UK, MX, BR, AR, 2012, R: Walter Salles mit Sam Riley Garrett Hedlund Kristen Stewart, 124 Min