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Central Station (1998)
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Central Station (1998)

Central do Brasil

Drama • 1h 50m

Overview

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Director: Walter Salles

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Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Curzon 4K Blu-ray
Surround mix: Vision Film Polish PAL DVD (2000)

The surround mix is fully discrete, not a mere decode or upmix of the Dolby Stereo LCRS track. This mix has never appeared on any other releases.

Format

UHD Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

Excellent
Curzon

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Is this Perfect?

is the surround mix original?

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Length

110 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

3 days ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release
Best Audio Release

Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Curzon 4K Blu-ray
Surround mix: Vision Film Polish PAL DVD (2000)

The surround mix is fully discrete, not a mere decode or upmix of the Dolby Stereo LCRS track. This mix has never appeared on any other releases.

Format
UHD Blu-ray
UHD Tiers
Excellent
Curzon
Featured Lists
Is this Perfect?

is the surround mix original?

Length
110 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
3 days ago
Contributors

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