28 October, 2025 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello on the ‘Ripped From the Headlines’ Story of I’m Still Here…

Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello take us deeper into the history, and the real family that inspired I'M STILL HERE. Directed by: Walter Salles Written By: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro BRAZIL, 1971 - Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history. #ImStillHere #WalterSalles #FernandaTorres #SeltonMello #Interview #SonyClassics

In this behind-the-scenes interview from Sony Pictures Classics, the studio behind the 2024 Academy Award-winning Best Foreign Language Film from Brazil, I’m Still Here, stars Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello take us deeper into the history, and the real family at the center of Walter Salles‘ film. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva‘s 2015 memoir of the same name, Torres stars as Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva (Mello), during the military dictatorship in Brazil. The screenplay is written by Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega and features Torres’ real mother Fernanda Montenegro as older Eunice Paiva.

Directed by Walter Salles Screenplay by Murilo Hauser Heitor Lorega Based on I'm Still Here by Marcelo Rubens Paiva Produced by Maria Carlota Bruno Rodrigo Teixeira Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre Starring Fernanda Torres Selton Mello Fernanda Montenegro Cinematography Adrian Teijido Edited by Affonso Gonçalves Music by Warren Ellis Production companies VideoFilmes RT Features Mact Productions Arte France Cinéma Conspiração Globoplay Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing (Brazil) StudioCanal (France)
Walter Salles accepts the International Feature Film award for "I’m Still Here" onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Walter Salles, winner of the Best International Feature Film for “I'm Still Here”, poses in the press room during the 97th Annual Oscars at Ovation Hollywood on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello take us deeper into the history, and the real family that inspired I'M STILL HERE. Directed by: Walter Salles Written By: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro BRAZIL, 1971 - Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history. #ImStillHere #WalterSalles #FernandaTorres #SeltonMello #Interview #SonyClassics
Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello take us deeper into the history, and the real family that inspired I'M STILL HERE. Directed by: Walter Salles Written By: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro BRAZIL, 1971 - Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history. #ImStillHere #WalterSalles #FernandaTorres #SeltonMello #Interview #SonyClassics
Marcelo Rubens Paiva (Brazilian Portuguese: [maʁˈsɛlu ˈʁubẽs ˈpajvɐ]; born 1 May 1959) is a Brazilian novelist, playwright, screenwriter and journalist born in São Paulo, Brazil. He is the son of Rubens Paiva, who was murdered during Brazil's military dictatorship in 1971. The impact of his father's disappearance on his family's life, especially on his mother, Eunice Paiva, is portrayed in his 2015 autobiography Ainda estou aqui, which served as the basis for the Oscar-winning 2024 film I'm Still Here.
Ainda Estou Aqui is a memoir by Marcelo Rubens Paiva. It was published on 4 August 2015 by Alfaguara, a subsidiary of the Brazilian publisher Companhia das Letras.[1][2][3][4] Synopsis The autobiographical work deals with the author's delicate relationship with his mother, Eunice, and is marked by the passage of time.[1] At the beginning, we follow Eunice Paiva in her old age and with signs of Alzheimer's disease.[5][6] Throughout, the reader discovers details about the author's childhood and family. Another subject addressed is his father, federal deputy Rubens Paiva.[7][8] Marcelo Paiva shows affection for his family and addresses the issues surrounding the military dictatorship in Brazil and his father's death.
Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva in "I'm Still Here" (2024) Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing (Brazil), StudioCanal (France)
Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello in "I'm Still Here" (2024) Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing (Brazil), StudioCanal (France)
a scene of the Brazilian dictatorship in "I'm Still Here" (2024) Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing (Brazil), StudioCanal (France)Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva in "I'm Still Here" (2024) Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing (Brazil), StudioCanal (France)
Murilo Hauser et Heitor Lorega avec le prix du meilleur scénario pour le film "I'm Still Here" au 81e Festival de Venise le 7 septembre 2024. Photo by Laurent KOFFEL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Fernanda Montenegro as older Eunice Paiva in "I'm Still Here" (2024) Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing (Brazil), StudioCanal (France)
Fernanda Torres, alongside her mother Fernanda Montenegro

You can watch a clip of the full interview with Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello below:

Directed by Walter Salles Screenplay by Murilo Hauser Heitor Lorega Based on I'm Still Here by Marcelo Rubens Paiva Produced by Maria Carlota Bruno Rodrigo Teixeira Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre Starring Fernanda Torres Selton Mello Fernanda Montenegro Cinematography Adrian Teijido Edited by Affonso Gonçalves Music by Warren Ellis Production companies VideoFilmes RT Features Mact Productions Arte France Cinéma Conspiração Globoplay Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing (Brazil) StudioCanal (France)

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