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Director/writer Walter Salles Jr. spearheaded the return of Brazilian cinema to international prominence in the latter half of the 1990s, particularly with his esteemed hit Central Station (1998). Born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a well-heeled banker, Salles was raised in France and the United States before Brazil became his permanent home during his teens. Too young to have been part ...more
- 2004
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Foreign Language Film
- The Motorcycle Diaries
- win
- 2004
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Director
- The Motorcycle Diaries
- nom
- 2001
- Venice International Film Festival
- Agiscuola - Little Golden Lion
- Behind The Sun
- win
- 2001
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Behind The Sun
- nom
- 1998
- French Academy of Cinema
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Central Station
- nom
- 2008
- Leonera
- Co-producer
- 2008
- Linha de Passe
- Director
- 2008
- Linha de Passe
- Screenwriter
- 2007
- To Each His Own Cinema
- Director
- 2006
- Born and Bred
- Associate Producer
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