📜 Overview:
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...
🌏 Languages Available:
Italian
📆 Date Released:
1995-04-06
⌚ Running Time:
104 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.6
Beloved Cast
Pereira
Marcello Mastroianni
Monteiro Rossi
Stefano Dionisi
Marta
Nicoletta Braschi
Dr. Cardoso
Daniel Auteuil
Manuel
Joaquim de Almeida
Mrs. Delgado
Marthe Keller
Porter
Teresa Madruga
Father Antonio
Nicolau Breyner
Silva
Filipe Ferrer
Police chief
João Grosso
Newspaper editor
Mário Viegas
Manuela Cassola
Pedro Efe
Carlos César
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Massimo Popolizio
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
Porter (voice)
Paila Pavese
Father Antonio (voice)
Paolo Lombardi
Silva (voice)
Stefano De Sando
Newspaper editor (voice)
Luca Biagini
Girl (uncredited)
Iris Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)
Simão Cayatte
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
Sofia Reis
