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Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more
Janet Maslin, New York Times: Salles directs simply and watchfully, with an eye that seems to penetrate all the characters who are encountered on Dora's and Josue's journey. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: As beautiful as it is wrenching. Read more
Paul Tatara, CNN.com: It'll probably work better if you're not terribly familiar with the movies that inspired it. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A richly tender and moving experience. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Central Station is both literate and emotionally-powerful -- an increasingly rare combination. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie's success rests largely on the shoulders of Fernanda Montenegro, an actress who successfully defeats any temptation to allow sentimentality to wreck her relationship with the child. Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Fernanda Montenegro gives a landmark performance in the Brazilian film Central Station. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more