The excitement caused by “I’m Still Here” encourages the Brazilian public for a possible nomination for the 2025 Oscar. Even though it is relevant, the actress recognizes that the film is already important even without the award.
Despite this, the campaign for the nomination affects her and Selton Mello, who are promoting the film throughout Brazil. The two play the protagonists of the plot.
“[A campanha para o Oscar] It consists of holding screenings for strategic people, then the film starts to appear at festivals. Then come the sessions with debates to feed the buzz”, said the actress in an interview with the newspaper O Globo.
Fernanda also said that she was terrified when she attended, together with Mello and the film’s director, Walter Salles, at the Venice Festival. She defined festivals as madness, as the film needs to be seen on three continents.
“The reality of cinema has changed, everyone has bought 800-inch TVs. The prospect of a foreign film making the box office is smaller. The place for it to exist is at festivals so that it can be released strongly in cinemas.”
Meanwhile, the clothes worn by the artist at events around the world draw attention. The long, strapless navy blue dress worn at the same festival was designed by designer Alexandre Herchcovitch.
She stated that now the work has become makeup, hair and looks. “It’s so crazy on the red carpet, you have to choose the disgraceful look. Who knew?”
“I’m Still Here” won the award for best screenplay, given to Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega, at the same festival.
The film is based on the book of the same name by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, which narrates the writer’s memories about the time when his father, former federal deputy Rubens Paiva, was forcibly taken away during the military dictatorship and never returned home. The focus is on the figure of his mother, Eunice, played by Fernanda Torres, who struggles to take care of her five children alone.
Source: Folha
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