“Tears are shed, more than once in this generous and deeply humane film, but all of them are earned”

- John Hartl

“Its blatantly manipulative pairing of an adorable young boy and a selfish, honesty-challenged older woman . . . seemed so calculating that I could never get emotionally involved”

- Peter Brunette

Central Station

In this Brazilian drama a woman begrudgingly helps a young boy find his long lost father. Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius de Oliveira, Marilia Pera, Soia Lira, Othon Bastos, Otavio Augusto, Stela Freitas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Caio Junqueira. Director: Walter Salles (1998, R)