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    • Walter Moreira Salles Júnior is a Brazilian filmmaker and film editor. He is most known for his Golden Globe, BAFTA and Golden Bear-winning film Central Station (1998). He also known for his award winning films: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), On the Road (2012), and I'm Still Here (2024). Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.2 billio… See more

    BornWalter Moreira Salles Júnior · 12 April 1956 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro · University of Southern California
    Occupation(s)Filmmakker, editor
    SpouseMaria Klabin · (m. 2004; div. 2021)
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    Brazil’s Buzzy Indie ‘I’m Still Here’ Debuts With Star Fernanda Torres Eyeing Rare Mother-Daughter Oscar Nom Feat – Specialty Preview
    I’m Still Here caps weeks of packed screenings after a Best Actress Golden Globe win by star Fernanda Torres with a theatrical release from Sony Pictures Classics on five screens in New York and LA.
    Early life and education

    Salles was born on 12 April 1956, in Rio de Janeiro, and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist Walter Moreira Salles… See more

    Career

    Salles's first notable film was Terra Estrangeira ("Foreign Land"), released in Brazil in 1995. Locally, it was widely acclaimed by film critics and a minor box-office hit, and it was selected by over 40 film festival… See more

    Personal life, views and beliefs

    In 2009, Salles signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.
    In Decemb… See more

    Awards and nominations

    In July 2022 Salles was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of letters by the University of Reading. See more

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    Jan 15, 2020 · Walter Salles is a Brazilian director and producer known for Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries and Paris, Je T'aime. IMDb provides his personal details, credits, videos, trivia and quotes.

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    Fernanda Torres On Her Golden Globes-Winning Performance In Walter Salles' Oscar Contender ‘I'm Still Here': "It's A Hell Of A Character To Play"
    In Walter Salles' Oscar-shortlisted film I'm Still Here, set in 1970 at the height of Brazil's military dictatorship, Fernanda Torres plays an extraordinary mother: Eunice Paiva, who was left to raise five children alone after the disappearance of her activist husband Rubens (played by Selton Mello). In the movie, as in life, however, Eunice refuses […]
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    Director Walter Salles on 'I'm Still Here' and cinema as an antidote to AI and social media
    Brazilian director Walter Salles discusses his latest film I'm Still Here, why he's moved by Morocco and why cinema is one the best antidotes to AI. View on euronews
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    Walter Salles On Brazil's Oscar Submission ‘I'm Still Here': "This Is A Film About Life"
    People are always on a journey in the films of Walter Salles. His 1998 breakout film Central Station saw an abandoned nine-year-old go looking for the father he’s never known, while 2004's The Motorcycle Diaries had a carefree young Che Guevara becoming radicalized while searching for the soul of South America. More literally, there’s On […]
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    ‘I'm Still Here' Returns Walter Salles to His ‘Motorcycle Diaries' and ‘Central Station' Sweet Spot
    The Brazilian Oscar entry brings back "Central Station" star Fernanda Montenegro to play the older version of her daughter, Globe nominee Fernanda Torres.
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    Walter Salles - Biography - IMDb

    Learn about the life and career of Brazilian director and producer Walter Salles, known for Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries and Terra Estrangeira. Find out his birth date, family, awards, trivia and quotes.

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    'I'm Still Here' review: Fernanda Torres pulls off a miracle - Los ...

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    For a director more interested in following his creative intuition than calculating his career, Walter Salles won several awards and international acclaim which helped him earn a reputation...

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    ‘I’m Still Here’ Review: Walter Salles’ Profoundly

    Sep 1, 2024 · Walter Salles' "I'm Still Here" powerfully recounts the 1970 detention and disappearance of Rubens Paiva through the eyes of his bereft family.

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    Director Walter Salles on 'I'm Still Here' and film as an AI antidote

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    ‘I’m Still Here’: Walter Salles Talks His Haunting Portrait Of ...