Walter Salles — Director (9)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban
Diarios de motocicleta
7.4 (10 ratings) director: Walter Salles actor: Gael García Bernal / Rodrigo de la Serna
other title: I diari della motocicletta / Diários de Che Guevara
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
Central Station (1998) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Central do Brasil
7.8 (10 ratings) director: Walter Salles actor: Fernanda Montenegro / Vinícius de Oliveira
other title: Central do Brasil / Estación central de Brasil
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
To Each His Own Cinema (2007) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
director: Theo Angelopoulos / Olivier Assayas actor: Golshifteh Farahani / Taraneh Alidoosti
other title: A ciascuno il suo cinema / Cada um o seu Cinema
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
On the Road (2012) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
On the Road
director: Walter Salles actor: Garrett Hedlund / Sam Riley
other title: Pela Estrada Fora / On the Road - Unterwegs
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.
Behind the Sun (2001) [Movie] TMDB
Abril Despedaçado
director: Walter Salles actor: Rodrigo Santoro / José Dumont
other title: Disperato aprile / Abril Despedaçado
Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.
Paris Je T'aime (2006) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Paris, je t'aime
director: Isabel Coixet / Sylvain Chomet actor: Steve Buscemi / Natalie Portman
other title: Paris, je t'aime / París, je t'aime
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) [Movie] TMDB
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
director: Júlio Bressane / Antonio Capuano actor: Bernardo Bertolucci / Haile Gerima
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.
Foreign Land (1996) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Terra Estrangeira
director: Walter Salles / Daniela Thomas actor: Fernanda Torres / Fernando Alves Pinto
other title: Terra Estrangeira / Tierra extranjera
During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.