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Bossa Nova (2000)
Sweet and funny: just like Brazilian people!
For the first time, people around the world will be able to see Brazil from a different point of view on the movies: no misery, no poverty, no masked thieves... And for the first time the movies are showing some of the Brazilian bright side. There is also some kind of magic the director got on the screen which made possible for us to notice the kind of relationship established between the American and the Brazilian people and culture. Besides, it is full of sense of humor and wonderful actors. It is really worth it... And I really left the movies very proud!
Central do Brasil (1998)
Something to make us proud
Now the world can start understanding that Brazil is not just "Samba and Carnaval". We have talent around here as well... Central do Brasil is one of the things that makes us proud of being brazilians. It's genuine, pure, real and emotive. It is a shame that somethings cannot be translated just with the lines. If the whole world was able to understand portuguese, this movie would have won the Oscar... Scenes like the faces of those people who ask Dora for the letters are enough reason to drop tears from the watcher's eyes... The dialogues are intense and deep. The photography is perfect, the actors are unique and Salles deserves at least a very loud scream: Congratulations! And thank you for giving us all this happiness...
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Something is changing
I felt really happy and satisfied when Shakespeare in Love won this year's Oscar for best picture. Not just for the obvious reason that I liked the movie but also because this fact proves that "Academy's mind" is changing. Now, it seems that they are discovering good and creative scripts, which some times, are more important than everything else a movie may have. The movie was for sure the best choice among the other nominees for its peculiarity. But the truth has to be told... Watching Shakespeare in Love I didn't feel like laughing, but I also didn't feel like crying... It's strange to admit that a good movie (because it is a good movie) is not an emotional one...