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Pereira Declares
Pereira Declares

Pereira Declares

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Drama

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

06 April 1995

Country

France

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Pereira

Stefano Dionisi

Stefano Dionisi

Monteiro Rossi

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Marta

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Dr. Cardoso

Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Manuel

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Mrs. Delgado

Teresa Madruga

Teresa Madruga

Porter

Nicolau Breyner

Nicolau Breyner

Father Antonio

Filipe Ferrer

Filipe Ferrer

Silva

João Grosso

João Grosso

Police chief

Mário Viegas

Mário Viegas

Newspaper editor

Manuela Cassola

Manuela Cassola

Pedro Efe

Pedro Efe

Carlos César

Carlos César

Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio

Dr. Cardoso (voice)

Ada Maria Serra Zanetti

Ada Maria Serra Zanetti

Mrs. Delgado (voice)

Paila Pavese

Paila Pavese

Porter (voice)

Paolo Lombardi

Paolo Lombardi

Father Antonio (voice)

Stefano De Sando

Stefano De Sando

Silva (voice)

Luca Biagini

Luca Biagini

Newspaper editor (voice)

Iris Cayatte

Iris Cayatte

Girl (uncredited)

Simão Cayatte

Simão Cayatte

Paperboy (uncredited)

Sofia Reis

Sofia Reis

Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)

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