I'm Still Here

Showings

Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Fri, Feb 7 3:30 PM
Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Sat, Feb 8 3:30 PM
Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Mon, Feb 10 3:30 PM
Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Tue, Feb 11 6:30 PM
Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Wed, Feb 12 6:30 PM
Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Thu, Feb 13 6:30 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Narrative Feature
Release Year:2024
Run Time:136 minutes
Rating:PG-13
Production Country:Brazil, France
Original Language:Portuguese
Subtitles:English
Trailer:https://youtu.be/gDunV808Yf4?si=hR5pwLWlPfrG2wbZ
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Walter Salles
Cast:Fernanda Torres
Fernanda Montenegro
Selton Mello

Description

“I’m Still Here” is nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best International Feature Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Fernanda Torres. Torres recently won the Golden Globe Award for the same category.


Rio de Janeiro, early 1970s. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. We are introduced to the Paivas: a father, Rubens, a mother, Eunice, and their five children. They live by the beach, in a rented house with doors constantly open to friends. The affection and humor they share among themselves are their own subtle forms of resistance to the oppression that hangs over the country.


One day, they suffer a violent and arbitrary act that will forever change their lives. In the aftermath, Eunice is forced to reinvent herself and carve out a new future for herself and her children.


The moving story of this family, based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir, helped to reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.


“Profoundly moving, deeply poignant. These characters are so vivid that we don’t want to leave them.” — Jessica Kiang, Variety


“A gripping, profoundly touching film.” — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter


“Fernanda Torres is utterly fantastic.” — Chase Hutchinson, The Wrap