Pereira Declares
1995-04-06 | 104 minutes
Plot Summary
Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
Cast
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Marcello MastroianniPereira
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Stefano DionisiMonteiro Rossi
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Nicoletta BraschiMarta
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Daniel AuteuilDr. Cardoso
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Joaquim de AlmeidaManuel
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Marthe KellerMrs. Delgado
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Teresa MadrugaPorter
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Nicolau BreynerFather Antonio
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Filipe FerrerSilva
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João GrossoPolice chief
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Mário ViegasNewspaper editor
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Manuela Cassola
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Pedro Efe
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Carlos César
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Massimo PopolizioDr. Cardoso (voice)
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Paolo LombardiFather Antonio (voice)
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Stefano De SandoSilva (voice)
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Luca BiaginiNewspaper editor (voice)
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