Pereira Declares (1995)
Sostiene Pereira
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...
What is Pereira Declares about?
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... Pereira Declares is a Drama movie, released on 1995-04-06, runtime 104 minutes.
Is Pereira Declares worth watching?
TMDB users rate Pereira Declares 6.7 out of 10 from 84 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Roberto Faenza
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni as Pereira
- Stefano Dionisi as Monteiro Rossi
- Nicoletta Braschi as Marta
- Daniel Auteuil as Dr. Cardoso
- Joaquim de Almeida as Manuel
- Marthe Keller as Mrs. Delgado
- Teresa Madruga as Porter
- Nicolau Breyner as Father Antonio
- Filipe Ferrer as Silva
- João Grosso as Police chief
- Mário Viegas as Newspaper editor
- Manuela Cassola
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