“I’m Still Here”, interview with the director Walter Salles and the actress Fernanda Torres

September 4, 2024

Walter Salles , director, Fernanda Torres, actress, "I'm Still Here". A political famìily drama based on a true story of a man and a woman who moved the conscience of a country

"I'm Still Here", interview with the director Walter Salles and the actress Fernanda Torres Angelo Acerbi

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“I’m Still Here” ( Ainda Estou Aqui) is Walter Salles’ title in the Official Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival. The film stars Fernanda Torres, that our reporter Angelo Acerbi met together with the director, after the press conference for the premiere on the Lido. the film narrates the story of Ruben Paiva, an architect who became a martyr and a hero for Brasil, whose wife fought for a lifetime to have him declared dead and acknowledged.

A personal memory

Walter Salles tells about his personal connection with the Paiva family, with the house in Rio where they lived and with the kids, included Marcelo Paiva who is the author of the book which the film “I’m Still Here” is inspired to.

The most demanding performance of her career

Fernanda Torres was honoured to be given the role of such a strong and important woman, both a pillar for her family and a militant lawyer for the new Brasil that blossomed after the dictatorship. We hear from her voice how much the film I’m Still Here means for her.

Plot

Brazil, 1971: a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence.

Written by: Angelo Acerbi

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Fernanda Torres Walter Salles

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I’m still here

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Mostra del Cinema di Venezia

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“I’m Still Here”, interview with the director Walter Salles and the actress Fernanda Torres

Walter Salles , director, Fernanda Torres, actress, "I'm Still Here". A political famìily drama based on a true story of a man and a woman who moved the conscience of a country

A personal memory

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