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Oscars: Brazil Submits Walter Salles Picture ‘I’m Still Here’ To Best International Feature Film Race


Walter Salles' Comeback Film Stars Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva, whose husband Rubens Paiva disappeared during Brazilian military dictatorship.

It enjoyed a buzzy world premiere in Venice in Competition, receiving a 10-minute ovation and going on to win Best Screenplay for Heitor Lorega and Murilo Hauser. The film has since made its North American premiere in Toronto and is playing in San Sebastian this week, with lots of awards season chatter in the backdrop. I’m Still Here is a masterpiece, from the perspective of a woman, Eunice Paiva, and with sublime performances by the two Fernandas,” said Bárbara Paz, president of the Selection Committee.

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