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I’m Still Here, Walter Salles’ latest film, is all about the profoundness of feeling in an unstable, tumultuous time, and how it rocks the boat of a seemingly stable family. The Brazilian film is a family drama wrapped in a political story. It’s focused primarily on Eunice Paiva and her five children after her husband, Rubens — a former congressman who was ousted when the Brazilian Military Dictatorship took over — is disappeared in 1971.
✕ Remove Ads This choice makes for a far more moving film than had I’m Still Here been driven by its occasional political thriller tendencies. The film is often emotionally devastating, and it has an exceptional buildup that veers away from any expectations we may have had about the plot's direction. Crucially, I’m Still Here is a love letter to the strength and resilience of Eunice, who quietly falls apart and pulls herself together for the sake of her family.
It’s the second time jump that felt a bit unnecessary to the overall story. While it continues to show the aftermath and emotional toll it’s taken on the family and on Brazil itself, it also slows down the film. It’s almost as if there are two endings; both of them are hopeful and offer a sense of closure, but the latter tries to tell us that the family is ok and still together.
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