Films › Walter Salles

Central Station (1998)

Film

DirectorWalter Salles

Meta takes1

Figures

Characters

The character of Josué

Form & technique

The narrative's shift from urban social critique to personalized melodrama

Tropes

The act of writing letters for illiterate clients
Dora's final decision to leave Josué with his brothers
The road trip journey from Rio de Janeiro to the Northeast
Dora's emotional transformation and her developing maternal feelings for Josué → The Melodramatic Mode

Films most connected to Central Station

Dogville (2003) — via The Melodramatic Mode
Wonder Woman (2017) — via The Melodramatic Mode
Bad Education (2004) — via The Melodramatic Mode
Brokeback Mountain (2005) — via The Melodramatic Mode
Titanic (1997) — via The Melodramatic Mode
Mad Max (1979) — via The Melodramatic Mode
Pretty in Pink (1986) — via The Melodramatic Mode
Persepolis (2007) — via The Melodramatic Mode