Pereira Declares

6.6 / 10

(76 votes)

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...

Country:

France,

Italy,

Portugal

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

104 minutes

Year:

1995

Director:

Roberto Faenza

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Company:

Presidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo,

Jean Vigo International,

K.G. Productions,

Mikado Film,

Fábrica de Imagens,

Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual

Cast:
Marcello Mastroianni

Pereira

Stefano Dionisi

Monteiro Rossi

Nicoletta Braschi

Marta

Daniel Auteuil

Dr. Cardoso

Joaquim de Almeida

Manuel

Crew:
Roberto Faenza

Director

Antonio Tabucchi

Novel

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Elda Ferri

Producer

Bruno Ridolfi

Line Producer