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    Pereira Declares

    104'

    1995-04-06

    6.7

    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...

    WritingRoberto FaenzaDirectingFranco Casellato

    Cast

    2

    Pereira

    Marcello Mastroianni

    1

    Monteiro Rossi

    Stefano Dionisi

    2

    Marta

    Nicoletta Braschi

    2

    Dr. Cardoso

    Daniel Auteuil

    2

    Manuel

    Joaquim de Almeida

    1

    Mrs. Delgado

    Marthe Keller

    1

    Porter

    Teresa Madruga

    1

    Father Antonio

    Nicolau Breyner

    1

    Silva

    Filipe Ferrer

    1

    Police chief

    João Grosso

    1

    Newspaper editor

    Mário Viegas

    1

    Manuela Cassola

    1

    Pedro Efe

    1

    Carlos César

    1

    Dr. Cardoso (voice)

    Massimo Popolizio

    1

    Mrs. Delgado (voice)

    Ada Maria Serra Zanetti

    1

    Porter (voice)

    Paila Pavese

    1

    Father Antonio (voice)

    Paolo Lombardi

    1

    Silva (voice)

    Stefano De Sando

    1

    Newspaper editor (voice)

    Luca Biagini

    1

    Girl (uncredited)

    Iris Cayatte

    1

    Paperboy (uncredited)

    Simão Cayatte

    1

    Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)

    Sofia Reis

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Italy
      2. France
      3. Portugal
    • List of languages:
      1. Italian
    • List of companies:
      1. Jean Vigo International
      2. KG Productions
      3. Mikado Film
      4. RAI
      5. Fábrica de Imagens
      6. Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
      7. Presidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo
    • Vote Count: 84
    • Popularity: 0.6631
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Sostiene Pereira

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