I'm Still Here

9.1 - I attended the AMC Best Picture Nominee Marathon on 2/22 & this was the opener, & holy hell what a way to start.

I was completely blind headed in, outside of knowing this was set in Brazil. The emotional rug pull shifting from the happy, almost idyllic, family pictured in the opening scenes to the suspense & emotional stress of the rest of the story is still hanging with me.

Fernanda Torres is incredible, delivering an extremely stirring performance and owning every moment of her screen time, while hardly saying a word. While I don’t anticipate it, I wouldn’t be upset by her pulling in the Oscar’s Best Actress award one bit.

Otherwise, the story is gripping. The rest of the ensemble deliver moving performances as well, which is impressive for the number of children involved. And the way it is shot & edited conveys the both the time period & the intimacy of the family angle of the story well.

All in all, a very moving piece.

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Ainda estou aqui é um filme duro e necessário, comovente e poderoso, uma das poucas experiências que tive de estar em uma sessão lotada e a sala permanecer em silêncio absoluto, acompanhando a história. Fernanda Torres brilha, a fotografia a ambientação excelentes... Nota 10

I loved seeing the connection the father had with the family. It’s such a sad story. I felt like the movie dragged on a little towards the end.

Amazing

Masterpiece

Absolute cinema!