Movie: Pereira Declares

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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

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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...

  • Release Date

    1995-04-06

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    6.6

  • Rating:

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    Italiano
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