Pereira Declares (1995)

Pereira Declares (1995)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1995-04-06 France, Italy, Portugal 104 Min. PG-13
6.631 80 votes
Drama

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...

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni is Pereira
Pereira
Stefano Dionisi is Monteiro Rossi
Monteiro Rossi
Nicoletta Braschi is Marta
Marta
Daniel Auteuil is Dr. Cardoso
Dr. Cardoso
Joaquim de Almeida is Manuel
Manuel
Marthe Keller is Mrs. Delgado
Mrs. Delgado
Teresa Madruga is Porter
Porter
Nicolau Breyner is Father Antonio
Father Antonio
Filipe Ferrer is Silva
Silva
João Grosso is Police chief
Police chief
Mário Viegas is Newspaper editor
Newspaper editor
Manuela Cassola is
Pedro Efe is
Carlos César is
Massimo Popolizio is Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Ada Maria Serra Zanetti is Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Paila Pavese is Porter (voice)
Porter (voice)
Paolo Lombardi is Father Antonio (voice)
Father Antonio (voice)
Stefano De Sando is Silva (voice)
Silva (voice)
Luca Biagini is Newspaper editor (voice)
Newspaper editor (voice)
Iris Cayatte is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Simão Cayatte is Paperboy (uncredited)
Paperboy (uncredited)
Sofia Reis is Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)

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