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Central Station / , Brazil France - 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - 015000 - plastic 4 3/4 in.

Original title: Central do Brasil. Originally released in 1998.

Special features: Audio commentary by Arthur Cohn (producer), Fernanda Montenegro (lead actress) and Walter Salles (director) ; theatrical trailer ; talent biographies & filmographies (Walter Salles, Fernanda Montenegro, Marilia Pera, Vinicius de Oliveira).

This title has public performance rights through educational licensing with Criterion Pictures.

Director of photography, Walter Carvalho ; editors, Isabella Rathery, Felipe Lacorda ; music, Antonio Pinto, Jaques Morelembaum. Director of photography, Walter Carvalho ; editors, Isabella Rathery, Felipe Lacorda ; music, Antonio Pinto, Jaques Morelembaum.

Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra, Vinícius de Oliveira.

When a young boy witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely, retired school-teacher reluctantly takes the child under her wing. They then embark on a trip to find his father whom he has never met.

MPAA rating: R.


DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation ; Dolbly Digital stereo.


In Portuguese with English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

Golden Globe winner, best foreign language film.

ISBN: 0767835166 9780767835169

Standard No.: 043396038332

Publisher. No.: 03833 Columbia TriStar Home Video

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orphans--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Drama.
Homeless children--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Drama.
Homeless children--Travel--Brazil--Drama.
Retired teachers--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Drama.
Retired teachers--Travel--Brazil--Drama.
Railroad stations--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Drama.
Railroad stations--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Drama.
Retired teachers.
Railroad stations.
Orphans.
Homeless children.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Drama.
Brazil.
Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Foreign films.
Feature films--Brazil.
Videos (DVD)
Motion pictures.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films de fiction.

LC Class. No.: PN1997 / .C3857 1999 PN1997 / .C45 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4372

National Library of Medicine Call No.: Cen