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Walter Salles - news / articles


  • Linha de Passe: Walter Salles interview - 9 March 2009
    - -We caught up with Brazilian director and king of the road movie, Walter Salles, to talk about his latest film Linha de Passe, which tells the story of four fatherless brothers from a poor neighbourhood in Sao Paolo – a city of 20 million inhabitants –

Walter Salles - what members say


  • Central Station
  • Central Station review by from Birmingham
    Rated - 5.0 stars Superb cinema 3 November 2005
    ...e director of 'The Motorcycle Diaries', this often overlooked earlier film from Walter Salles is at turns gritty, heart-warming and tear-jerking. A sensational performance f...   Read customer review
  • Behind The Sun
  • Behind The Sun review by A customer from Walthamstow
    Rated - 5.0 stars Blood and sugarcane 4 May 2005
    ... product of subtle and restrained acting, amazing cinematography and above all, Walter Salles's wondrous grasp of narrative drive. Rare stuff. ...   Read customer review
  • Dark Water
  • Dark Water review by A customer from UK
    Rated - 2.0 stars Shallow and overcast. 2 March 2006
    ...empting to capture the mood of the likes of Rosemary’s Baby and Don’t Look Now, Walter Salles’ handsomely shot film trudges along aimlessly and then just stops. Where Nakata...   Read customer review

Walter Salles - filmography


  • On The Road on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Kristen Stewart,  Elisabeth Moss,  Sam Riley
    Director: Walter Salles
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Brazilian director Walter Salles helms this adaptation of the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac that defined the Beat Generation. Sam Riley stars as Kerouac's self-styled protagonist, down-and-out intellectual Sal Paradise, who takes to the backroads of America with his free-spirited friend Dean ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 1,847 member
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  • On The Road - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Kristen Stewart,  Elisabeth Moss,  Sam Riley
    Director: Walter Salles
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Brazilian director Walter Salles helms this adaptation of the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac that defined the Beat Generation. Sam Riley stars as Kerouac's self-styled protagonist, down-and-out intellectual Sal Paradise, who takes to the backroads of America with his free-spirited friend Dean ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 883 members
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  • Dark Water on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Jennifer Connelly,  John C. Reilly,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Walter Salles
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Suspense-filled thriller from the author of 'The Ring'. Dahlia Williams (Jennifer Connelly) and her five-year-old daughter are ready for a fresh start in a stale yet affordable apartment. As the extreme pressure of an ugly custody battle builds, life springs a leak along with the plumbing in Dahlia'..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 23,965 members
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  • Dark Water - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Jennifer Connelly,  John C. Reilly,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Walter Salles
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Suspense-filled thriller from the author of 'The Ring'. Dahlia Williams (Jennifer Connelly) and her five-year-old daughter are ready for a fresh start in a stale yet affordable apartment. As the extreme pressure of an ugly custody battle builds, life springs a leak along with the plumbing in Dahlia'..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 753 members
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  • Behind The Sun on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Flavia Marco Antonio,  Rodrigo Santoro,  Rita Assemany
    Director: Walter Salles
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Northern Brazil, 1910. The Breves family, who earn a meager living by harvesting raw sugar, are caught up in a murderous blood feud with their wealthy neighbours, the Ferreira family. The eldest Breves son, Tonho, knows that his days are numbered, and is eager to see something of the world before ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,740 member
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  • Central Station on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Marilia Pera,  Fernanda Montenegro,  Vincius De Oliveira
    Director: Walter Salles
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dora is a former school teacher who makes a living by writing letters for illiterate people passing through Rio de Janeiro's main train station, Central Station. Among her clients are Ana and her nine-year-old son Josue, who has a fierce desire to meet his father, whom he has never seen. Dora has ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 7,854 members
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Walter Salles facts

5 most recent films

On The Road - 2.5 stars
On The Road - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Two Deaths Of Quincas Wateryell - 3.0 stars
Two Deaths Of Quincas Wateryell - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Linha De Passe - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Central Station - 3.5 stars
Behind The Sun - 3.5 stars
Linha De Passe - 3.0 stars
Foreign Land - 3.0 stars
Dark Water - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Two Deaths Of Quincas Wateryell - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Two Deaths Of Quincas Wateryell - 3.0 stars
Midnight - 2.5 stars
On The Road - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
On The Road - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tim Roth - 3 times - show films
John C. Reilly - 3 times - show films
Dougray Scott - 3 times - show films
Ariel Gade - 3 times - show films
Pete Postlethwaite - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Daniela Thomas - 3 times - show films
Sérgio Machado - 2 times - show films
Sergio Machado - 2 times - show films
Walter Salles Jr. - 1 times - show films