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very so often, a film un one boy’s search for his father;
expectedly appears from and one wom an’s search for
a remote corner of the her heart.
Produced by five-time A cad­
world to capture the im agina­
tions of audiences everywhere.
When Walter Salles’ “Central
Station" was unveiled for the
first time at this year’s Sundance
Film Festival, crowds embraced
the film - with tears, with ap­
plause and with joy. A month
later, it took the Berlin Film Fes­
tival by storm , w inning the
Golden Bear for Best Film and
the Silver Bear for Best Actress
for Fernanda Montenegro. For
“Central Station” is that rarest
of achievem ents: a film that
speaks to your head while it
touches your heart.
The film centers on a young
boy (V in iciu s de O liv e ira )
whose mother is killed in front
of Rio de Janeiro’s Central Sta­
tion. H om eless and with no­
where to turn, he is reluctantly
befriended by a lonely and cyni­
cal woman (M ontenegro). R e­
sisting her in itial im pulse to
m ake a quick p ro fit o ff the
child, she commits to returning
him to his father in Brazil’s re­
mote Northeast.
As buses and trucks carry
the motley pair through the in­
creasingly unfam iliar terrain,
they defy their initial aversion
"C e n tra l S ta tio n " w as
to each o th er, jo u r n e y in g
nominated for Best For­
closer together and deeper in­
eign Film and Fernanda
side themselves. Set against an
M ontenegro was nom i­
epic backdrop of vast, majestic
landscapes, the trip becom es a nated for Best Actress by
quest for their own identities: th e A ca d e m y A w a rd s
E
judging committee.
em y A w ard-w inner A rth u r
C oh n (“ T h e G ard en o f the
F in zi-C o n tin is," “ Black and
White in C olor”), “Central Sta­
tio n ” in tro d u c e s d ire c to r
Walter Salles to the ranks of the
great h u m an ist film m akers.
Using a sim ple and intimate
structure, he has fashioned a
profoundly moving tale of the
triumph of the human spirit.
The 10th annual Rainbow Coalition
INNER CITY BLUES FESTIV A L
Saturday, April 10, 1999, 6:30 - 12:30
Crystal Ballroom, 14th Avenue at West Burnside
"S winging T he B lues "
Lily Wilde and Her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra
Norman Sylvester Band with LaRhonda Johnson,
Renato Caranto, and Sonny Hess.
Bill Rhoades and Alan Hagar
The Jim Mesi Band with Mel Solomon
The Linda Hornbuckle Band
The Lloyd Jones Struggle
Shoehorn
T ickets: $ 1 2 .0 0 advance $ 1 5 door
R estaurant - Snack Bar - Full-Service Bar - 21 S over
T ick ets e t M usic M iUsnium m , G enera s. House o f S ound. R eflectio n s, C rystal BeUroom Boa O ffice
A b en efit for th e Portland Rainbow C oalition, co-sp onsored by th e C ascade B lues A sso cia tio n
CBA m em bers receive 1 1 discount