Oscar-winner Walter Salles, fresh from scoring the best international feature statuette for "I'm Still Here," discussed the impact of his political drama on youth audiences in Brazil and ...

Walter Salles' I'm Still Here scooped the Best International Feature Film Oscar this evening, marking the first time that an entry from Brazil has won in the category. Salles, who has repped ...

WALTER SALLES: It was buried inside me for decades, because the facts at the heart of I’m Still Here are ones I witnessed as an adolescent. When I was 13 years old I met the middle sister of ...

When Walter Salles first read the novel “I’m Still Here,” written by his childhood friend Marcelo Rubens Paiva, it took him back to his adolescence. A time when Brazil hadn’t completely ...

Walter Salles, left, director of the film "I'm Still Here," and cast member Fernanda Torres pose for a portrait to promote the film, Nov. 13, 2024, in West Hollywood, Calif.. Credit: AP/Chris Pizzello ...

Oscar-winner Walter Salles, fresh from scoring the best international feature statuette for “I’m Still Here,” discussed the impact of his political drama on youth audiences in Brazil and ...

WALTER SALLES: The source of the project is really based on this overlapping between the personal, the memories I have of adolescence in the house in the heart of the film, ...

When director Walter Salles asked Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres to read the script for “I’m Still Here,” she assumed her old friend just wanted a second opinion. Back in 1999, Torres ...

Director Walter Salles uses cinematic language, skillfully blending color, sound, and camera techniques to tell his stories The Brazilian director’s films include The Motorcycle Diaries, Central ...

Walter Salles’ 1998 international breakthrough, Central Station, earned an Oscar nomination for the magnificent Fernanda Montenegro. Now in her 90s, the actress turns up toward the end of the ...

Walter Salles grew up with Rubens Paiva's family. His new film, 'I'm Still Here' tells what happened when Paiva was murdered by Brazilian authorities.

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 ...