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It will be like the moon landing“ — to see if she takes best actress. But for the 'I’m Still Here' star, bringing the world's attention to a long-suppressed national trauma is the ultimate triumph.
One of the Cinderella stories of this Oscar season is undoubtedly the success of Walter Salles’ acclaimed I’m Still Here and its star Fernanda Torres. Not only did the film get nominated for Best International Film but,
The Academy Award nominee speaks about her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar campaigning and the love and support she feels from home, where hopes are soaring.
Fernanda Torres gives an outstanding performance as a woman whose husband disappears under Brazil’s repressive dictatorship of the 1970s.
For decades, Fernanda Torres has been a household name in Brazil, captivating audiences with her depth and versatility as an actress. But with her acclaimed performance in the drama “I'm Still Here,” Torres has found herself on a global stage,
Fernanda Torres is a Brazilian national treasure. Now, the actress has come full circle with her famous mom and Oscar-nominated film "I'm Still Here."
Starring Fernanda Torres and centring on a family torn apart by Brazil's military dictatorship, I'm Still Here is up for three major awards – and could pull off an upset on the night. When the ...
Walter Selles’ poignant, pensive film about life under dictatorship stars Torres as a stoic mother whose dissident husband vanishes
In Brazil, there is this sense that my mother and I are a continuation of something; two talents that endure in time,” the Best Actress nominee says.
She’s a Greek figure like Hecuba or Penelope—someone who faces something beyond our comprehension,” says Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres of her Oscar-nominated role in “I’m Still Here.” “The challenge was to not betray her with cheap melodrama.
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The best actress winner could be hiding in plain sightFernanda Torres, up for an Oscar, embodies the courage required to stare down an oppressive dictatorship in “I’m Still Here.”
For Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here” is more than ... with so many great female performances.” Set in early 1970s Brazil under military dictatorship, “I’m Still Here” follows ...
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