Central Station (film)

Central Station
Central Station
	Theatrical release poster
Portuguese	Central do Brasil
Directed by	Walter Salles
Screenplay by	João Emanuel Carneiro; Marcos Bernstein;
Story by	Walter Salles
Produced by	Arthur Cohn; Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre; Robert Redford;
Starring	Fernanda Montenegro; Marília Pêra; Vinícius de Oliveira;
Cinematography	Walter Carvalho
Edited by	Felipe Lacerda
Music by	Antonio Pinto; Jaques Morelenbaum; Stewart Copeland;
Production; companies	VideoFilmes; MACT Productions;
Distributed by	Europa Filmes (Brazil); Mars Distribution (France);
Release dates	16 January 1998 (Switzerland); 3 April 1998 (Brazil); 2 December 1998 (France);
Running time	113 minutes
Countries	Brazil; France;
Language	Portuguese
Budget	$2.9 million
Box office	$22 million

Central Station (Portuguese: Central do Brasil) is a 1998 road drama film directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra and Vinícius de Oliveira. The screenplay, adapted by João Emanuel Carneiro and Marcos Bernstein from a story by its director Walter Salles, tells the story of a young boy's friendship with a jaded middle-aged woman. Montenegro's performance earned her international critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress (becoming the first and to date only Brazilian actress to ever be nominated in the lead actress category), while the film received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

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