"Beautifully
made, a moving tale. Central Station was
the best-received drama at Sundance."
Janet Maslin - The New
York Times
"Central Station is as
affecting and enjoyable a film as you are likely
to see in a long time".
Geoffrey Macnab –
The Observer
"Central Station is a
film destined to capture our hearts and fortify
our spirits – A triumph of form and
emotion."
Rebecca Yeldham -
Sundance Film Festival
"Montenegro
carries the film superbly. Central Station
is affecting and pointedly unsentimental."
Toddy McCarthy –
Variety
"Iridescent heart-tugger"
Time Out New York
"A moving and captivating film,
reminiscent of De Sica."
Tullio Kezich –
Corrierre della Sera
"A film of high sensibility. Central
Station was greeted by a standing ovation in
Berlin."
Moscow Times
"Beautifully shot, features a
strong spiritual strain"
Mark Caro – Chicago
Tribune
"Central Station is
truly memorable, emotionally compelling
moviemaking at its best"
Hollywood Reporter
"Highly acclaimed, Central
Station is about an orphan and an old lady on
an odyssey."
The Globe and Mail
"A gold medal for Brazil: the
festival honoured the sweet poetry of Central
Station."
Le Figaro – Marianne
Runth
"A film with generous
intentions and a fascinating portrait of
Brazil."
La Repubblica –
Irene Bignardi
"A true masterpiece made with
delicateness and emotion."
Berliner Zeitung
"This film deserves the Golden
Bear. The film’s beauty derives from its
story of the birth of a friendship: Dora
(Fernanda Montenegro, marvelous!) and Josué
(Vinícius de Oliveira: what talent!)".
Der Tagesspiegel
"Fernanda Montenegro’s
talent shines out in this passionately staged
story."
Die Welt
"A brilliant return by
Brazilian cinema to the world scenario."
Filmecho
"Impossible not to be moved by
this story of love between a hardly motherly
woman, and an orphan boy."
Frankfurter Rundschau
"The audience which was moved
to tears during the screening, applauded and
smiled, content with the award."
Berliner Morgenpost
"Central Station was
presented at the last Sundance Festival and
deserved its critical ovation in Berlin."
