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Central Station poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.1 / 100
1998·Drama·1h 50m

CENTRAL STATION

“Between hope and solitude, two lives cross and reinvent themselves”

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

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Walter Salles·DirectorWalter Salles·ScreenplayJoão Emanuel Carneiro·ScreenplayWalter Carvalho·Director of PhotographyAntonio Pinto·Original Music ComposerIsabelle Rathery·Editor
Cast
Fernanda Montenegro·Isadora 'Dora' TeixeiraVinícius de Oliveira·Josué Fontenele de PaivaMarília Pêra·IreneOthon Bastos·CésarOtávio Augusto·PedrãoMatheus Nachtergaele·Isaías PaivaCaio Junqueira·Moisés PaivaStela Freitas·YolandaMaria Menezes·WaitressSergio Kato·Dora's Client
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Walter Salles·Director
Writing· 3
Walter Salles·ScreenplayJoão Emanuel Carneiro·ScreenplayMarcos Bernstein·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Walter Carvalho·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Isabelle Rathery·EditorFelipe Lacerda·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Antonio Pinto·Original Music ComposerJaques Morelenbaum·Original Music ComposerBruno Tarrière·Sound mixerJean-Claude Brisson·Sound DesignerMark A. Van Der Willigen·Sound DesignerFrançois Groult·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 6
Cassio Amarante·Production DesignCarla Caffé·Production DesignCristina Camargo·Costume DesignAntoine Garabedian·Makeup ArtistMarcelo Larrea·Set DesignerMônica Costa·Set Designer
Production· 11
Thomas Garvin·Executive ProducerElisa Tolomelli·Executive ProducerArthur Cohn·ProducerDonald Ranvaud·Executive ProducerLillian Birnbaum·Executive ProducerJack Gajos·ProducerPaulo Carlos De Brito·ProducerMartine De Clermont-Tonnerre·ProducerWalter Salles·ProducerSérgio Machado·CastingAfonso Coaracy·Line Producer
By the Numbers
74.1
OF 100
Master Score
8.0
OF 10
IMDb
94%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$6M
ROI 93%
Worldwide Gross
0
2 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Central Station's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Hopeful, Poignant, Journey
Composition
Rule Of Thirds
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "Central Station" features a woman and a young boy holding hands on a dirt road in a rural, arid landscape under a warm, clear sky. The wom”

drama
Key Elements
Shoulder BagWooden Gate
Atmosphere
Golden, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
8/10
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