Central Station highlights the masses’ resilience while romanticizing their economic condition and environment.

| Jan 27, 2023

A masterpiece of sincere emotion.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 5, 2023

What separates and elevates Walter Salles' film above the familiar neo-realist type of melodrama is the stylized visual style and Fernanda Montengero's stunning performance.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 9, 2010

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 30, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 20, 2003

...a road movie of uncommon texture and grit during which the mismatched couple, each initially defensive and guarded, bond with each other.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jan 23, 2003

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 3, 2002

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 21, 2002

'Central do Brasil' tem a simplicidade dos grandes filmes.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 31, 2002

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 19, 2002

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 5, 2002

An orphan boy tenderizes the heart of a cynical woman who finally realizes her kinship with others. This is a deeply spiritual film.

| Mar 3, 2002

It's not just a strong, heartfelt drama. It's a film that transcends its national boundaries.

Full Review | Jan 23, 2002

Watching this delectably humane road movie incites the same emotions as discovering the works of Truffaut

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Nov 23, 2001

It's a fascinating, small, tale, held together by lush photography.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 8, 2001

Director Walter Salles has created more than a road picture; he tells a poignant story about two characters and their destinies -- destinies that remain uncertain.

| Original Score: 80/100 | Feb 14, 2001

As beautiful as it is wrenching.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 14, 2001

[Salles'] imagery, like his storytelling, is clear, often unaffectedly lovely, and quietly, powerfully haunting.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000