Pereira Declares (1998)

  • NR
  • 04/03/1998 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 44m

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...

Roberto Faenza

Screenplay, Director

Sergio Vecchio

Screenplay

Antonio Tabucchi

Novel

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni's headshot

Marcello Mastroianni

Pereira
Stefano Dionisi's headshot

Stefano Dionisi

Monteiro Rossi
Nicoletta Braschi's headshot

Nicoletta Braschi

Marta
Daniel Auteuil's headshot

Daniel Auteuil

Dr. Cardoso
Joaquim de Almeida's headshot

Joaquim de Almeida

Manuel
Marthe Keller's headshot

Marthe Keller

Mrs. Delgado
Teresa Madruga's headshot

Teresa Madruga

Porter
Nicolau Breyner's headshot

Nicolau Breyner

Father Antonio

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