Walter Salles (2002)

Walter Moreira Salles Jr. (born April 12, 1956, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian filmmaker and film producer of international prominence. He is the son of Walter Moreira Salles, a Brazilian banker and ambassador, and the brother of João Moreira Salles, also a filmmaker. Walter Salles, Brazilian film-maker File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Walter Moreira Salles (May 28, 1912 – 2001) was a highly successful Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist who is considered by many as one of the premier founders of the modern Brazilian financial and banking industry. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ...

Career

Salles's first notable film was Terra Estrangeira (English title: Foreign Land), shot in 1995. It was named one of the best films of the year by many critics in Brazil^{[citation needed]} and was selected by over 40 film festivals worldwide. In 1998 he released Central do Brasil (English title: Central Station) to widespread international acclaim and Abril Despedaçado (2001; English title: Behind the Sun) was also well received. Both films were produced by veteran Arthur Cohn and had worldwide distribution. // March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Central do Brasil (released as Central Station on the English speaking market) is a Brazilian film from 1998. ... ... Arthur Cohn (born February 4, 1927 in Basel, Switzerland) is a film producer who received several Oscars for his films. ...

In 2003, Salles was voted one of the 40 Best Directors in the World by The Guardian. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

His biggest international success has been Diarios de Motocicleta (2004; English title: The Motorcycle Diaries), about the life of young Ernesto Guevara, who later became known as Che Guevara. It was Salles's first foray as director of a film in a language other than his native Portuguese (Spanish, in this case) and quickly became a box-office hit in Latin America and Europe. The Motorcycle Diaries (Spanish title: Diarios de motocicleta) is an Academy Award-winning biographical film about the young Ernesto Che Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado and their travels across South America in the 1950s. ... Che Guevara Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna (May 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary and Cuban guerrilla leader. ...

In 2005, Salles released his first English-language feature film, which is also his first Hollywood film, Dark Water, an adaptation of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name. He also helped to produce the Argentine picture Hermanas which was a major success. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Dark Water is a 2002 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, who is better known as the director of Ringu and Ringu 2, and based on a work by Koji Suzuki. ... Hermanas (English: Sisters) is an Argentine, Brazilian, and Spanish film released in 2005, written and directed by Julia Solomonoff, her first feature film. ...

Salles has reportedly signed on to direct José Rivera's screenplay adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, with Francis Ford Coppola producing. See also: On the Road (2007). [1] Jose Rivera (born 1955 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a playwright and the first Puerto Rican screenplay writer to be nominated for an Oscar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... On the Road book cover On the Road is a novel by Jack Kerouac, published by Viking Press in 1957. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... On the Road is an upcoming movie, produced by Francis Ford Coppola. ...

Awards

Terra Estrangeira

Won 8 international awards, including

• Rencontres Internationales de Cinéma de Paris, Audience Grand Prize
• Film Festival of Bergamo
• Film Festival of Belfort.

Central do Brasil

55 international awards, incuding:

• Academy Awards nomination:
  • Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
  • Academy Award for Best Actress (Fernanda Montenegro)
• Berlin International Film Festival
  • Golden Bear
• Golden Globe Awards
  • Best Foreign Film
• National Board of Review
  • Best Foreign Film
• British Academy Film Award
  • Best Foreign Film.

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Abril Despedaçado

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • Best Foreign Film (nominated)
• National Board of Review
  • Best Foreign Film (nominated)
• British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  • Best Foreign Film (nominated)
• Venice International Film Festival
  • Audience Award (Leoncino d'Oro)

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The Motorcycle Diaries

• Hollywood Film Festival
  • Hollywood World Award
• Cannes Film Festival
  • European Film Award (nominated)
• Academy Awards
  • Best Original Song (Al Otro Lado del Río), composed by Uruguayan Jorge Drexler.
  • Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated)

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Main filmography

• On the Road (2007)
• Paris, je t'aime (segment "Loin du 16e") (2006)
• Dark Water (Dark Water, 2005)
• Diários de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries, 2004)
• Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun, 2001)
• O Primeiro Dia (Midnight, 1998)
• Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998)
• Terra Estrangeira (Foreign Land, 1996)
• Socorro Nobre (Life Somewhere Else, 1995)
• A Grande Arte (Exposure, 1991)

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External links

• Walter Salles at the Internet Movie Database
• Walter Salles on YouTube

Cinema of Brazil

Actors • Directors • Films A-Z • Film chronology • Cinematographers • Editors • Producers • Score composers • Screenwriters • The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The cinema of Brazil started in 1930. ... Cinema of Brazil An incomplete list of films produced in Brazil in year order. ...