Walter Salles
Walter SALLES (1956, Brazil) attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is a director and producer, known for Central Station (1998), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Terra Estrangeira (1995).
Filmography
(selection) A Grande Arte (1991), Terra Estrangeira/Foreign Land (1995), Central do Brasil/ Central Station (1998), O Primeiro Dia/Midnight (1998), Abril Despedaçado/Behind the Sun (2001), Diarios de Motocicleta/The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005), Linha de Passe (2008), On the Road (2012), I’m Still Here (2024)
Walter Salles op IFFR
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I’m Still Here
Walter Salles | 137' | Brazil | Dutch Premiere
The true and moving story of one Brazilian family’s struggle against a military regime. -
Suely in the Sky
88' | Brazil | None
Suely’s real name is Hermila and she is a strong, wayward and passionate daughter of the dry poor Northeast of Brazil. She is forced to… -
Terra Estrangeira
Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas | 100' | Brazil | -
Realistic drama about a generation in crisis is lost in a land that is insecure about its identity. Second films. -
Midnight
Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas | 64' | Brazil | -
Part of the series Millennium Blues. Breathtaking beauty and suffocating misery in Rio form the backdrop for a dynamic and romantic love story that al