I’m Still Here, directed by Walter Salles, tells the true story of Eunice Paiva and her family after her husband, politician Rubens Paiva, is arrested and mysteriously disappears amid Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1970s.
Fernanda Torres sits in her New York City hotel room, her calm demeanor masking the whirlwind few weeks she's had. Fresh off her Golden Globe win for best actress (drama) for her searing performance in "I'm Still Here,
Sebastian Stan’s Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.
Walter Salles 'I'm Still Here' opens in limited release at the indie film box office after a heady run since star Fernanda Torres won the Golden Globe for Best Actress.
The directing lineup encompasses all first-timers — Sean Baker (“Anora”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”), a first since 1997 where James Cameron’s “Titanic” swept the ceremony. In fact, 13 of the 20 actors recognized their inaugural noms.
"You can kill all the nepo babies in the world, and you won’t solve the inequality problem," Torres, the daughter of Brazilian film legend Fernanda Montenegro, told IndieWire.
Brazil’s dark history as a military dictatorship with horrible human rights violations is exposed in the award-winning “I’m Still Here.”
Fernanda Torres is one of Brazil's most esteemed actresses, with a career distinguished by versatility and depth in every role she undertakes. Recognized in both cinema and television, Fernanda ...
Already lauded for her quietly shattering performance with a surprise Golden Globes win (the first Brazilian actress to ever receive the prize), Fernanda Torres ... in every new memory made ...
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The academy's tradition of hewing to a straight line gloriously broke form by making the transfixing Gascón the first openly trans actor to receive an Oscar nomination. Gascón may have a tough time beating comeback queen Demi Moore ("The Substance") in the race for Oscar gold, but it will be a blast watching her try.